Scales

c. 1938

Harry Grossen

Associated Names
Harry Grossen

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an antique balance scale with a large horizontal arm, a central hanging drop-shaped weight, and several hooks. The color palette includes muted browns and grays. The horizontal arm extends from left to right with a hook at the top left. The drop-shaped weight hangs centrally from the arm, and two larger hooks are positioned below and to the left of the arm.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42.8 x 33.2 cm (16 7/8 x 13 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" long; 11 3/4" high; 1 1/4" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13439

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 482, no. 1707.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: HARRY / GROSSEN

Wikidata ID

Q64573232

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