Child's Desk

c. 1937

Harry Eisman

Associated Names
Harry Eisman

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a wooden bureau. It is a finely crafted wooden bureau with a slant top and multiple drawers, adorned with ornate brass handles. The bureau is elevated on four carved legs. The rich, dark wood combined with the intricately detailed brass hardware enhances its traditional style. The painting showcases the bureau against a plain background, emphasizing its craftsmanship and design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.6 x 23.1 cm (11 5/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 36 1/4"high; 32 1/4"wide; 18 3/4"deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4976

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 291, pl. 970.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: HARRY EISMAN

Wikidata ID

Q64573142

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