Desk

1940

Ferdinand Cartier

Associated Names
Ferdinand Cartier

Artist, 1892 - 1987

The image shows a wooden writing desk with an upper cabinet featuring an open shelving area and small decorative finials on top. The desk has a drawer fronted with two round handles and slender legs. The color palette is primarily rich browns with darker wood grain patterns visible across the surface. A signature and some text appear on the lower left side of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 57.9 x 45.7 cm (22 13/16 x 18 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 56"high; 31"wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5337

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 287, pl. 961.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: F. Cartier.

Wikidata ID

Q64561378

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