Chopping Knife

c. 1941

Herman Schulze

Associated Names
Herman Schulze

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a mezzaluna herb cutter with a large half-moon-shaped metal blade attached to a horizontal wooden handle. The color palette includes warm natural tones for the wood and dark rusty shades for the metal blade against a neutral background. The mezzaluna is centered in the image, with the handle parallel to the top edge and the blade curving downward.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.2 x 33.1 cm (9 1/2 x 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11987

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: h. schulze

Wikidata ID

Q64574222

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