Chair

mid 20th century

Nalbandian, Karnig

Associated Names
Nalbandian, Karnig

Artist, American, 1916 - 1989

The image features a rustic wooden chair with a slatted seat and sturdy frame positioned in the foreground near the corner of a room. The color palette is monochromatic, using varying shades of gray and off-white to emphasize texture and depth. The chair is placed on the right side of the image, positioned diagonally with the back facing towards the left. Behind the chair, the walls display cracked plaster with sections showing the underlying wooden lath structure. A framed piece of wall art is hung slightly askew above the chair on the left wall, and the wooden floorboards run diagonally across the image, complementing the composition's rustic theme.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.1 × 10.1 cm (5 15/16 × 4 in.)
    sheet (Irreg.): 26.4 × 18.7 cm (10 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3440


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"NalBanDian" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Chair" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "055-5" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64960665