Plumb Line and Board

1939

Walter Praefke

Associated Names
Walter Praefke

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a long, narrow wooden object centered vertically on a plain background. The wood is natural light brown with visible grain patterns. At the bottom, there is a metallic element resembling a weight or plumb bob suspended within a small cutout of the wood. The color palette is minimal, mainly neutrals of the wood against a beige or off-white background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38 x 27.9 cm (14 15/16 x 11 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 50 3/4" long; 3 3/4" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13282

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: WALTER PRAEFKE / 1939

Wikidata ID

Q64634255

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