Coverlet Detail (Red Riding Hood)

c. 1941

Adolph Opstad

Associated Names
Adolph Opstad

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a young girl in a red hood and a wolf in a landscape setting. The character is wearing a red hooded cloak, holding a basket, and standing beside a grey wolf. The background shows a tree beside the wolf. The composition is bordered with a decorative pattern. The artwork is in the style of folk art with simple, expressive forms and a narrative quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54 x 39 cm (21 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2555

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: ADOLF OPSTAD

Wikidata ID

Q64533371

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