Fire Tongs and Shovel

c. 1937

Hans Korsch

Associated Names
Hans Korsch

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows three large objects: a pair of tongs on the left, a fire poker in the center, and a shovel on the right. The color palette consists of muted grays and a wooden brown with slight gold tones in the handles of the tools, set against a beige background. The objects are arranged vertically, with the tongs on the left, the fire poker in the center, and the shovel on the right. The artwork is signed "Hans Korsch" at the bottom left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29 x 22.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10285

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: HANS KORSCH

Wikidata ID

Q64572980

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