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Highboy

c. 1939

Lorenz Rothkranz

Associated Names

Lorenz Rothkranz

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a tall, wooden highboy dresser with intricate carvings and ornate drawer handles. The dresser is colored in a warm, rich brown with brass or gold-colored accents on the drawer pulls. It has graceful curvature on its legs and an intricate shell motif on the bottom front. The dresser also has decorative detailing at the top edge.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 65 x 46.1 cm (25 9/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.5819

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 278, pl. 939.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: LORENZ ROTHKRANZ.

Wikidata ID

Q64593349

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