Glass Fruit Jar

c. 1940

Robert Penson

Associated Names
Robert Penson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a glass jar with a metal lid. The colors are mostly earthy tones, with the jar in soft brown hues and the lid in subtle metallic gray. The jar is placed in the center on an off-white background, upright with its round shape and lid in focus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.7 x 24.5 cm (12 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11031

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: ROBERT PENSON

Wikidata ID

Q64629026