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Fraktur House

early 19th century

American 19th Century

Associated Names

American 19th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of a building facade. The drawing shows a simplistic and stylized architectural facade with two large square windows, a central rectangular doorway, and three circular decorative patterns above the roofline. Additionally, the facade has two tall rectangular patterned elements, a potted plant at the base, and three circular designs with symmetrical, star-like patterns with dots and lines for texture. The color palette includes pink and black. The drawing combines architectural elements and artistic details, giving the facade a folk art or naive art aesthetic.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and iron gall ink with watercolor on laid paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1964)
Dimensions

sheet: 40.32 × 30 cm (15 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.1025

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Drury ap Rice, Woolwich, Maine); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1964; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 4, no. 26.

Watermarks

[unidentified crest]

Wikidata ID

Q64534849

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