Fractur (Illuminated Writing)

c. 1937

John Koehl

Associated Names
John Koehl

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a calligraphic script. The image features an elaborate calligraphy style with the text "Dein Lebenslang" prominently displayed in large letters at the top, using a combination of red and blue colors with black outlines. Beneath this, there are several lines of cursive script written in a traditional black ink. The entire page is framed by a decorative border. The calligraphy is carefully crafted, with attention to the flow and elegance of each letter.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.3 x 42.7 cm (13 1/8 x 16 13/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 12 1/2"wide; 8"high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3363

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 720, no. 2626.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: John Koehl

Wikidata ID

Q64582806

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