Candlestick

c. 1937

Alfred Walbeck

Associated Names
Alfred Walbeck

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a metal candlestick with a hexagonal base. The candlestick is mainly green and brown in color, giving it an antique look. Two smaller drawings of the candlestick base are positioned at the top corners. One is labeled "3 1/2" x 3 1/2", while the other is marked "actual size." The background is a light cream color. The candlestick is standing upright in the middle of the page, with a subtle shadow to the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.8 x 22.8 cm (11 5/16 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 8" high; 3" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9040

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 319, pl. 1078.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: A. WALBECK

Wikidata ID

Q64534446

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