Picture Frame

1940

Harry Mann Waddell

Associated Names
Harry Mann Waddell

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a complex arrangement of crisscrossing lines forming a grid-like structure encircled by symmetrical triangular spikes. The abstract pattern resembles a lattice or a wooden trellis, with small pointed elements at the intersections. The composition may evoke a framework of a fence or a decorative window grate, presenting an organized, geometric form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.2 x 24.5 cm (13 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Approx: 13"long x 10"wide. Opening 3 1/2" x 2"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5259

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: W. KIECKHOFEL / H.M. WADDELL

Wikidata ID

Q64573284

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