Mixing Table

1940

Ferdinand Cartier

Associated Names
Ferdinand Cartier

Artist, 1892 - 1987

The image displays a wooden writing desk with a smooth rectangular surface and a raised back featuring ornate details. The desk is positioned centrally with decorative panels on either side, supported by four slim tapered legs. The colors of the desk are various shades of brown with intricate patterns creating contrast and texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.1 x 57.7 cm (19 3/4 x 22 11/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 43"high; 22 3/4"deep; 46 3/4"long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5818

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 287, pl. 962.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: F. Cartier.

Wikidata ID

Q64561411

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