Carousel Reindeer

c. 1939

Michael Riccitelli

Associated Names
Michael Riccitelli

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a stylized deer with abstract elements. The image features a deer in motion, with its front legs raised as if leaping. The deer is adorned with decorative harnesses portrayed in geometric shapes and contrasting colors. The antlers of the deer are prominent, curving elegantly. The background is plain and without any other context, focusing solely on the deer itself.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.2 x 49 cm (14 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8025

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

  • Wood and Wood Carving from the Index of American Design, Pensacola Museum of Art, 1995, no cat.

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 605, no. 2163.

1974

  • Bishop, Robert. American Folk Sculpture. New York, 1974: 228, no. 423.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Michael.. / CA.. / Star..

Wikidata ID

Q64614634

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