Painted Bellows

c. 1940

John Koehl

Associated Names
John Koehl

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a bellows. The bellows has an oval shape with two wide openings at the top and a narrow nozzle at the bottom. The central part features an ornate design and is surrounded by warm colors such as browns, golds, and red. The bellows is centrally positioned on a plain background, with the metal nozzle directed downward and the red tassels at the top slightly tilting to the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 52 x 40 cm (20 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" long; 5" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8553

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: JOHN KOEHL; verso: upper left in graphite: Chicago Historical Society B. 126 / Belonged to Lord Timothy Dexter / who lived at one time at Newburyport, Mass / Example of American Craftsmanship / Marred from use and handling / width at widest part 5"

Wikidata ID

Q64582809

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