Bandbox

c. 1937

Alfonso Umana

Associated Names
Alfonso Umana

Artist, American, born Colombia, 1908 - 1994

The image shows a bridge over a body of water, with dense foliage obscuring the horizon. Bold brushstrokes create a graphic quality, and the color palette consists of blues, greens, pinks, and whites. Figures on the bridge are partially hidden by tree branches, with simplified trees and shrubs in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.9 × 21.5 cm (9 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" high; 16 1/4" long; 12 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8420

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 526, no. 1964.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: measuring scale; lower right: A. Umana

Wikidata ID

Q64534247

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