Chest

c. 1939

Ferdinand Cartier

Associated Names
Ferdinand Cartier

Artist, 1892 - 1987

This is a painting of a wooden chest of drawers. The chest is elaborately carved with intricate designs featuring swirling patterns and stylized trees. The initials "MB" are displayed within the carvings. The chest has a warm, reddish-brown hue with a lighter top surface. Three visible drawers are adorned with similar carving details and wooden knobs for handles. The painting showcases the texture and craftsmanship of the piece. This is in the style of traditional 18th or 19th-century American furniture design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.6 x 51.9 cm (17 15/16 x 20 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 3'6 3/4"high; 3'6 1/16"wide; 19 5/16"deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5821

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. 31, as Hadley Chest.

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 254, pl. 889.

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. 31.

Inscriptions

lower left: F. Cartier.

Wikidata ID

Q64561414

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