Chest

1935/1942

Carl Strehlau

Associated Names
Carl Strehlau

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a wooden chest adorned with various decorative patterns such as stars, floral motifs, and geometric shapes. The color scheme consists of warm earth tones like brown, orange, and green with black accents. The chest is placed on a plain background, with its length oriented horizontally and drawers at the bottom above the ground supports.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42.3 x 55.7 cm (16 5/8 x 21 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 53" long; 33" high; 24" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17304

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 707, no. 2589.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: -CARL STREHLAU-

Wikidata ID

Q64538031

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