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Rectangular Table

c. 1939

Ruth Bialostosky

Associated Names

Ruth Bialostosky

Artist, American, 1914 - 1987

The image shows a wooden table with a smooth top, two half-open drawers, and slender, curved legs. The color palette includes brown tones with highlights of red and orange. The table is positioned centrally with its top angled slightly upward and to the right, revealing the front and side surfaces and the intricate carvings on the drawer edges and leg joints.

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Artwork overview

Medium

colored pencil, watercolor, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23 x 29 cm (9 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: none given
Accession Number

1943.8.5682

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: RUTH BIALOSTOSKY

Wikidata ID

Q64630051

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