Chopping Knife

c. 1940

Nicholas Amantea

Associated Names
Nicholas Amantea

Artist, American, 1900 - 1978

The image shows a small knife with a dual-looped handle and a slightly curved blade with a single hole near the tip, centered in the frame. The color palette is mainly dark gray to black for the handle and a lighter gray for the blade, set against an off-white background. The object is centrally positioned on the page, and there is a signature that reads "H. Armanden" toward the lower right of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.8 x 28 cm (14 1/8 x 11 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5 5/16" high; 5 1/2" wide; handle: 1" thick

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9437

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: N. Amantea

Wikidata ID

Q64618293

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