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Writing Desk

1937

Carl Buergerniss

Associated Names

Carl Buergerniss

Artist, American, 1877 - 1956

The image shows a wooden bureau with a slanted top and four drawers. The bureau has ornate brass handles and keyholes. The color palette is rich and warm, with hints of gold from the brass fittings. The bureau is positioned centrally in the image, with its front slightly angled to the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.9 x 29.4 cm (14 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 42"high; 38"wide; 22"deep
Accession Number

1943.8.4967

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Carl / Buergerniss.; upper left in graphite: Reserve

Wikidata ID

Q64537864

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