Brass Candlestick

1935/1942

Henry Meyers

Associated Names
Henry Meyers

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a tall, ornate candlestick as the central object against a blank background. The color palette is mainly shades of golden yellow, with subtle variations in shading to show the form and details of the candlestick. It stands upright with its base positioned at the bottom of the frame, against a light beige backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.2 × 22.7 cm (11 1/2 × 8 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 8 1/4" high; 4 1/8" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9221

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 319, pl. 1080.

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: Henry Meyers

Wikidata ID

Q64573841

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