Trick Bank

c. 1939

Edward W. Buechner

Associated Names
Edward W. Buechner

Artist, American, 1890 - 1938

The sculpture depicts a reclining figure of a man wearing a robe, lying on a surface that appears to be shaped like a brick wall. The man has a bald head, detailed facial features, and a right arm bent at the elbow with his hand raised near his face. His left arm extends outward, holding a rectangular object. The sculpture is primarily in dark colors like black and brown, and the robe has shades of dark blue and black with added highlights and patterns. The figure's pose gives a sense of relaxed realism.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.5 x 29.6 cm (8 7/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 3 1/8" high; 8 3/8" long; 2 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8528

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 657, pl. 2402.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: EDWARD BUECHNER

Wikidata ID

Q64557680

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