Plate with Soldier on Horseback

1936

Albert Levone

Associated Names
Albert Levone

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a rider on horseback surrounded by decorative elements and text. The image depicts an intricately designed plate or disk featuring a central figure of a rider on a white horse. The rider is dressed in historical attire, holding a horn in one hand and a sword in the other. The disk is bordered by ornate floral motifs. Surrounding the inner circular design is a script written in a cursive style. The overall tone of the painting employs warm and earthy colors. This artwork integrates elements of traditional design akin to 18th or 19th-century illustrations. This is in the style of an anonymous folk illustrator.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 52.7 x 38.1 cm (20 3/4 x 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3397


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 21, as Plate.

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 4, no. 6.

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 21.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Albert Levone.

Wikidata ID

Q64533862

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