Highboy

c. 1940

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Associated Names
M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a tall wooden chest of drawers with intricate carvings and designs on each drawer. The color palette includes rich browns and reds with decorative gold and green accents throughout the piece. Positioned centrally against a plain, light background, the chest stands on four cabriole legs, with the upper section comprising a series of five drawers and the lower section featuring three smaller central drawers.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 72.4 x 53.6 cm (28 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 70" high; 38 1/2" wide; 21 1/4" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7739

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 263, pl. 910.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin.

Wikidata ID

Q64594488

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