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Side Chair

1937

Ferdinand Cartier

Associated Names

Ferdinand Cartier

Artist, 1892 - 1987

A wooden chair with vertical slats and a blue-patterned seat cushion is featured in the image. The chair is positioned slightly angled to the right, centered within the frame.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

sheet: 29 × 22.5 cm (11 7/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 36 3/4"high, 22 1/4"wide, 16 3/4"deep. Seat 17"high
Accession Number

1943.8.4268

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: F. Cartier

Wikidata ID

Q64561350

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