Chalkware Cat

c. 1940

Gertrude Koch

Associated Names
Gertrude Koch

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a statue of a cat on a decorated pedestal. The color palette includes off-white, beige, orange, and black tones. The statue is located centrally in the image, with the cat facing left and the pedestal featuring a floral pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.2 x 27.6 cm (15 1/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5 1/2" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8323

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2019

  • Outliers and American Vanguard Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 28 Jan 2018-13 May 2018; High Museum of Art, Atlanta 24 Jun 2018-30 Sep 2018; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 18 Nov 2018-18 Mar 2019, cat. 6.

Bibliography

2018

  • Cooke, Lynne. Outliers and American Vanguard Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Los Angeles County Museum, 2018: 134, no. 6.

Wikidata ID

Q64572017

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