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Flask

c. 1940

Janet Riza

Associated Names

Janet Riza

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, translucent glass bottle with a bulbous body that tapers towards the bottom and features a diamond-patterned texture. The color palette consists mainly of green and shades of pale beige for the background. The bottle is upright with its neck at the top and the wide part of its body dominating most of the visual space.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 30.2 x 22.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.17376

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JANET RIZA

Wikidata ID

Q64580945

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