Highboy

c. 1938

Ferdinand Cartier

Associated Names
Ferdinand Cartier

Artist, 1892 - 1987

The image shows a tall, wooden chest of drawers. It stands on four cabriole legs. The chest is made up of two stacked sections with drawers. The drawers have ornate metallic handles. The color scheme is warm and light brown, with muted metallic hues. The chest is in the foreground, centered, showing its symmetrical and classic design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 52.4 x 36.7 cm (20 5/8 x 14 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: none given

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5807

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 279, pl. 944.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: F Cartier. (partially covered by tape)

Wikidata ID

Q64561397

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