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Ice Skate

c. 1938

Eugene Bartz

Associated Names

Eugene Bartz

Artist, American, 1903 - 1941

The image shows a wooden ice skate with a long metal blade. The skate has two leather straps for fastening and features muted browns and reds with rust tones on the metal blade. The wooden base runs horizontally in the center with the straps arcing upwards. The metal blade has a sharp edge and curves slightly upwards at one end.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 27.9 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.)
Original IAD Object: 11 3/8" long; 2" wide; 1" thick
Accession Number

1943.8.1879

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Eugene Bartz

Wikidata ID

Q64560092

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