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Flask

c. 1940

John Dana

Associated Names

John Dana

Artist, American, active c. 1935

A large magenta glass bottle with a textured, dimpled surface is in the center of the image. The color palette is dominated by shades of magenta and pink against a neutral off-white background. The bottle is positioned centrally within a rectangular frame drawn on the paper, and there is a subtle shadow beneath it.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29 x 23.1 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 5 1/4" high
Accession Number

1943.8.17827

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 174, pl. 627.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JOHN DANA

Wikidata ID

Q64582351

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