Zoar "Sleigh" Bed

c. 1938

Fritz Boehmer

Associated Names
Fritz Boehmer

Artist, American, 1875 - 1942

The image shows a wooden bed with a high footboard and a partially visible headboard, both featuring decorative wooden facets. The bed is positioned slightly at an angle, displaying the side and foot of the frame, with a folded white sheet draped on the left side at the head of the bed. The color palette is predominantly natural wood tones, including reddish-brown and light tan, highlighted by the white sheet and background. The bed is centered on a plain, light background with the artist's name, "FRITZ BOCHNER," inscribed towards the bottom right of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.9 x 38.2 cm (17 5/16 x 15 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 74" long; 38 5/8" wide; 37 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3858


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: FRITZ BOEHMER

Wikidata ID

Q64570905

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