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Vase

c. 1938

Grace Halpin

Associated Names

Grace Halpin

Artist, American, 1909 - 1978

The image features a tall glass vessel with a swirl pattern and decorative elements on its neck. The color palette ranges from deep blue at the top to lighter blue at the base. The vessel is placed on an off-white background, standing upright with its base on the surface.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.7 x 29.2 cm (14 1/16 x 11 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.10944

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 142, pl. 427.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Grace Halpin.

Wikidata ID

Q64572730

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