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Desk

c. 1941

Ferdinand Cartier

Associated Names

Ferdinand Cartier

Artist, 1892 - 1987

The image shows a wooden writing desk with a slant top open to reveal small drawers and cubbyholes inside. The desk features multiple drawers with brass handles and a color palette of rich wood tones and golden brass hardware. The desk is positioned in the center of the composition, facing the viewer with the open slanted top displaying the interior organization.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 55.1 x 62.9 cm (21 11/16 x 24 3/4 in.)
Original IAD Object: 49" high; 44 1/2" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.7736

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 128, no. 245.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: F. Cartier

Wikidata ID

Q64561427

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