Lorgnette

c. 1940

Sylvia Dezon

Associated Names
Sylvia Dezon

Artist, American, 1906 - 1970

The image features three pairs of eyeglasses or monocles. At the top, there is a colored depiction of a pair of round spectacles with a connecting bridge and side rings, drawn in gold and green tones. Below it, two line-drawn monocles are sketched in gray, one positioned slightly angled below the colored glasses and the other one directly beneath it, horizontally aligned. The background is an off-white. The eyeglasses are centrally positioned within the frame, with the colored glasses at the top third, and the sketched monocles occupying the middle and lower thirds of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.3 x 22.6 cm (11 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17603


Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64632958

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