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Lamp with Shade

c. 1938

Charles Caseau

Associated Names

Charles Caseau

Artist, American, 1880 - unknown

The image shows a glass oil lamp with intricate floral patterns on both the lower and upper glass sections. The color palette consists of shades of gray and soft gold in the lamp's metallic components. The lamp is positioned centrally on the canvas, with its base at the bottom of the image and its top reaching upwards, surrounded by a light beige background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 37 x 29.3 cm (14 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 9 3/8" high
Accession Number

1943.8.12569

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 168, pl. 599.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Chas.Caseau

Wikidata ID

Q64538333

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