Trompe l'Oeil: A Full House with Chips, $2 and $5 Bills

c. 1895

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image depicts a two-dollar bill, playing cards, and poker chips. The two-dollar bill is at the center, with playing cards like the Ace of Hearts and King of Diamonds below. Surrounding them are red, blue, and white poker chips. The color scheme includes green, earth tones of the bill, reds and blacks of cards, and bright poker chip colors. The bill is placed at an angle over the cards, with chips scattered around it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite mounted on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dian Woodner

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.5 × 36.7 cm (8 7/16 × 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.38.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hirschl & Adler, NY); Dian Woodner, New York; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Hirschl & Adler 8977

Wikidata ID

Q64534845

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