Hooked Rug

c. 1937

H. Langden Brown

Associated Names
H. Langden Brown

Artist, American, 1879 - 1960

The image shows a large, dark brown dog-like figure on a hooked rug lying on a soft, greenish-blue base. The color palette includes dark brown, mustard yellow, and muted greenish-blue. The dog is in a reclined posture, with front and back paws visible. The rug has fringed edges on the left and right sides, and a corner is curled upwards on the top right, revealing a beige underside with a pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41.8 x 67.8 cm (16 7/16 x 26 11/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 24" high; 41" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11228

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 539, no. 1998.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: H. Langden Brown

Wikidata ID

Q64572857

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