Flask

1935/1942

Charles Caseau

Associated Names
Charles Caseau

Artist, American, 1880 - unknown

The image shows three large vintage glass bottles. The central bottle is the most prominent, with the other two positioned above it. The color palette consists of dark olive green and brown tones, lending an aged appearance to the bottles. The central bottle has an embossed design with face and inscriptions. The smaller bottles have different side profiles, one slightly rotated to the left and the other to the right. The bottles are arranged in a slightly triangular composition on a light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29 x 23 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11151


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 179, pl. 646.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Chas. Caseau

Wikidata ID

Q64538313

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