Grease Lamp

c. 1940

Henry Moran

Associated Names
Henry Moran

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a dark, glossy chalice-like object with a handle, placed on a matching round dish. The color palette is mainly deep brownish-black with subtle highlights on the glossy surface. The chalice is centrally placed with the handle curving to the right, and the base dish is flat and round, supporting the vessel above it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.6 x 23.5 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6" high; 6 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.12454

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 318, pl. 1077.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: HENRY MORAN

Wikidata ID

Q64573943

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