Billethead from "Myrtie B. Crowley"

c. 1939

Jane Iverson

Associated Names
Jane Iverson

Artist, American, 1910 - 1997

This is a painting of an ornamental architectural fragment. The painting depicts a highly detailed and ornate wooden carving with intricate scrollwork and leaf-like designs. The colors used are warm tones of red and brown with hints of gray-blue tones. The fragment appears to belong to the capital or decorative ending of a column. The style is reminiscent of Albrecht Dürer, known for detailed depictions of natural and man-made objects. The background is simple to emphasize the elegance and craftsmanship of the carving.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41 x 30.7 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 22" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8704


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 46, pl. 96.

Wikidata ID

Q64580795

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