Candlestick

c. 1940

John Tarantino

Associated Names
John Tarantino

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a stone pedestal with a sculpted top resembling an ornate floral or bulbous form. The color palette consists of muted and soft stone-like tones, primarily in shades of gray and beige. The pedestal is centered within the image, with the base at the bottom of the frame and the top towards the upper center. The background is a plain, light beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite,a and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.1 x 23 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17687

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 167, pl. 580.

Wikidata ID

Q64584354

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