Decorated Box

1935/1942

Carl Strehlau

Associated Names
Carl Strehlau

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden box with intricate and colorful designs on the front and side panels. The box features a sliding lid, which is partially open. The color palette includes browns, with vibrant reds, greens, blues, and yellows in the pattern on the box. The box is positioned at an angle, showing both the lid sliding to the right and the decorative patterns prominently on the side facing the viewer.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.8 x 46.4 cm (13 5/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" hogh; 8 1/2" long; 5" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8076

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 714, no. 2613.

Inscriptions

center right in watercolor: carl strehlau

Wikidata ID

Q64538016

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