Shingle Knife

1938

Alfonso Moreno

Associated Names
Alfonso Moreno

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a hand tool with a metallic blade and wooden handle, resembling a mattock or pickaxe. It is placed centrally on a blank background. The color palette is muted and natural with a rusted brown blade and a beige handle. The tool is positioned diagonally from the upper left to the lower right, with the blade pointing up and the handle slightly tilted down. A signature is located in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 35.8 cm (11 x 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11966

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Alfonso Moreno - 1938

Wikidata ID

Q64534228

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