Dumb Iron

c. 1938

Alfonso Moreno

Associated Names
Alfonso Moreno

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, rusted ax with a curved brown handle placed diagonally across the canvas. The color palette consists of muted browns and beiges, highlighting the aged appearance of the ax. Beneath the ax, there is a faint outline sketch of a similar object, and the artist's signature is located to the right of the sketch. The ax is in the upper half of the image, while the sketch and signature are in the center-bottom section.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.1 x 40.4 cm (11 1/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9763

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphtie: Alfonso Moreno.

Wikidata ID

Q64534225

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