Trompe l'Oeil: A Full House with Chips and a $5 Bill

c. 1895

American 19th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a five-dollar bill positioned horizontally in the foreground, with five playing cards and several poker chips partially beneath and beside it. The color palette includes earthy tones on the bill and a mix of bright red, blue, and white on the poker chips, along with multicolored designs on the playing cards. The cards fan out diagonally on the left side behind the bill, while the chips are scattered around the lower left and right edges of the card spread, with the central bill overlaying some of them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite mounted on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dian Woodner

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.7 × 36.5 cm (8 9/16 × 14 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.38.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64534846

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