Twin Sewing Bird

1940

Oscar Bluhme

Associated Names
Oscar Bluhme

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an arrangement of geometric shapes and lines. Two circular forms rest on slender columns, resembling candle holders. The columns support red domes with green scalloped edges. A horizontal bar connects the columns, while a complex assembly of shapes extends downward, suggesting a clamp or vise mechanism. The composition evokes connections to old-fashioned furniture or decorative artifacts.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.3 x 26.4 cm (13 7/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 8" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13515

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 567, no. 2089.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Oscar Bluhme

Wikidata ID

Q64618701

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