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Side Chair

c. 1941

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Associated Names

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a wooden chair with a woven seat, featuring turned spindle legs and back. The chair is a warm brown color. It is positioned in the center against an off-white background, with its backrest facing towards the top of the image and the seat angled to the viewer's left. The artist's signature is in small text to the lower left of the chair.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 46.5 x 36.5 cm (18 5/16 x 14 3/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 43 1/4"high, 18 3/4"wide.
Accession Number

1943.8.4082

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Wikidata ID

Q64594448

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