Flask - Liquor

c. 1936

John Dana

Associated Names
John Dana

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, intricately textured glass bottle with a bulbous lower part tapering into a narrow neck. In a smaller inset to the upper right, a miniature version of the same bottle is depicted. The color palette consists mainly of earthy browns and yellows, giving the bottle a warm, amber glow. The bottle is centrally positioned on the page, while the inset is located towards the top right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.3 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10986

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 174, pl. 625.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JOHN DANA

Wikidata ID

Q64582290

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