Side Chair

c. 1941

Herbert Frere

Associated Names
Herbert Frere

Artist, American, 1911 - 1960

This painting shows a wooden chair with a dark brown finish and a blue cushioned seat. The chair is centered and slightly angled to the right, with thin legs and a backrest that has a central panel shaped like a vase. The painting of the chair only takes up the center of the off-white paper, and it is surrounded by a border of blank paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.1 x 33.9 cm (19 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 38" back

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4304

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Herbert Frere

Wikidata ID

Q64574114

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