Bedstead

1936

Irene Malawicz

Associated Names
Irene Malawicz

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden four-poster bed with a canopy and draped curtains on all sides. The bed is covered with a multi-colored patchwork quilt featuring a star pattern in the center, and a blue crochet blanket partially covers the quilt. The color palette consists of soft whites for the canopy and curtains, light brown for the wooden bed frame, and vibrant reds, blues, greens, and yellows in the quilt. In the composition, the bed is oriented diagonally, with the headboard on the left side of the image and the footboard on the right, the curtains pulled back to reveal the bedding.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.3 x 22.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Height of posts-62 3/4". 59 1/4" wide. 42" high at headboard.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3980

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right verso: IRENE MALAWICZ/MAR. . MAR 9 1936/ BROOKLYN MUSEUM

Wikidata ID

Q64574908

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