Printed Textile

c. 1939

Jenny Almgren

Associated Names
Jenny Almgren

Artist, American, 1881 - 1962

The image shows a woven basket filled with fruits like grapes, apples, and pears, surrounded by foliage. The color scheme includes muted reds, greens, beige, and brown. The basket is positioned in the center, bordered by ornate swirling patterns and leaf motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40.8 × 53.2 cm (16 1/16 × 20 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 23" long; 14" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.926

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 581, no. 2111.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jenny Almgren.

Wikidata ID

Q64581626

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