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Wooden Decoy

c. 1937

Chris Makrenos

Associated Names

Chris Makrenos

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large decoy duck painted in black, white, and brown. The duck is positioned centrally with its beak pointing left and its tail extending right. The background is a light tan color with a signature in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 38.2 x 49.3 cm (15 1/16 x 19 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.9626

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Christ Makrenos

Wikidata ID

Q64539857

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