High Chest of Drawers

c. 1936

Carl Weiss

Associated Names
Carl Weiss

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a tall, wooden furniture piece with a chest containing several drawers on top and a smaller section with additional drawers below. The furniture is supported by turned legs connected by stretchers. The color palette features reddish-brown wood tones with golden metal drawer handles and keyholes. The furniture is centred within the frame, taking up most of the space vertically, with the upper chest positioned above the lower section in a symmetrical alignment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored pencil and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.4 x 22.8 cm (11 3/16 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 62"high; 41"wide; upper section 31"high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5205

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper center verso in graphite: by Carl Weiss

Wikidata ID

Q64538041

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