Reconstruction of Interior

1937

Geoffrey Holt and Harry Mann Waddell

Associated Names
Harry Mann Waddell

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Geoffrey Holt

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of an open doorway in an architectural setting. The painting depicts a wooden door slightly ajar, allowing light to enter through the space it reveals. The arch above the door is accentuated with stones outlined in blue. The walls around the doorway feature subtle textures and shading in soft warm and cool tones. A decorative band of color runs horizontally across the wall, adding interest and contrast to the stone wall. The floor appears to be made of terracotta tiles. The technique used in this painting is careful and detailed, likely influenced by artists known for architectural depictions, and emphasizes both the texture of the wood and stone, and the interplay of light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.6 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9'7 1/2" high to top pt. of scallop. Door: 6'x7'6"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5945


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Geoffrey Holt / and / HARRY MANN WADDELL

Wikidata ID

Q64571150

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