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Coal Vase

1938

Charles Bowman

Associated Names

Charles Bowman

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, dark, metallic urn with a smooth reflective surface and two upward-reaching handles, placed on a square pedestal base. The color palette is primarily black and dark gray, with subtle highlights reflecting on the urn's surface. The urn is centrally positioned in the image, standing straight against a light background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 55.4 x 29.7 cm (21 13/16 x 11 11/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" high
Accession Number

1943.8.15943

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Ch. Bowman / 1938

Wikidata ID

Q64538206

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