Toy Horse

c. 1937

Mina Lowry

Associated Names
Mina Lowry

Artist, American, born Canada, 1894 - 1942

This is a painting of a stylized representation of a horse. The painting depicts a wooden toy-like horse, characterized by a stout body and robust geometric features. The horse is decorated with red spots against a light gray background. Its ears are pointed upright with black markings, and it features a simplified, abstract eye. Its mane and tail are painted in a darker shade with black dots, and it is adorned with a black saddle-like band over its back.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.4 x 28 cm (8 7/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13992

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2014

  • Folk Art and American Modernism, American Folk Art Museum, New York, 2014 - 2015, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 621, no. 2205.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: MINA LOWRY

Wikidata ID

Q64617828

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