Decorative Ironwork & Locksmith Sign

c. 1939

Ray Price

Associated Names
Ray Price

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a large antique key inserted into a similarly large anvil placed upside down at the bottom of the composition. The color scheme includes rust-brown for the anvil and a light blue tone for the key. Additionally, there are accents of green and dark brown on the base of the anvil. The objects are centrally positioned against an off-white background, emphasizing the pairing of the key and anvil.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 44.7 x 36.5 cm (17 5/8 x 14 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13816

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 466, no. 1622.

Inscriptions

lower center in black ink: RAY PRICE

Wikidata ID

Q64620161

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