Pa. German Rooster Figurine

c. 1939

Arsen Maralian

Associated Names
Arsen Maralian

Artist, American, born Turkey, 1884 - 1948

The image shows a carved and painted figure of a rooster, the largest object in the center. It stands against a plain background with a color palette of yellow, black, red, and green. The rooster is slightly left of center on a small green base. Its tail feathers arc upwards and to the right. The artist's signature, "A. Maralian," is visible in the bottom left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.8 x 22.7 cm (11 3/4 x 8 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 4" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3740

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 685, no. 2539.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: A. MARALIAN

Wikidata ID

Q64536435

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