Candlestick

c. 1936

Charles Caseau

Associated Names
Charles Caseau

Artist, American, 1880 - unknown

The sculpture is a tall pedestal with a unique top. The subject of the sculpture is a column that is topped with a decorative element resembling stylized flower petals or rounded forms. The column itself is fluted. The color of the sculpture is a light beige. The sculpture stands alone on a flat base, in proportion to the column. The overall appearance of the sculpture gives it a dignified and stately look, reminiscent of traditional architectural columns with a decorative flourish at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11191


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 167, pl. 580.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Chas. Caseau

Wikidata ID

Q64538317

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