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Flask

c. 1936

Nicholas Amantea

Associated Names

Nicholas Amantea

Artist, American, 1900 - 1978

The image displays a large, intricately designed blue glass vase with a textured, scalloped surface pattern and a smooth, circular opening at the top. The color palette consists of various shades of blue and a creamy beige background. The vase is centrally positioned, and a smaller depiction of the same vase is located in the upper right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.9 x 22.9 cm (11 3/8 x 9 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.10983

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 175, pl. 630.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: N. Amantea

Wikidata ID

Q64618304

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