Stern Piece

1935/1942

Karl J. Hentz

Associated Names
Karl J. Hentz

Artist, American, 1905 - 1978

This is a painting of an ornamental design with a central medallion featuring a face. The ornamental design is symmetrical, with a central portrait of a face encircled by a golden frame. The face is expressionless, depicted in muted tones with dark hair, and wearing what appears to be a red garment. The face is flanked by elaborate scrollwork primarily in golden brown color. These scrolls consist of curved and curling acanthus leaves extending outward from the center, filling the horizontal expanse of the composition. The background is a neutral tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.4 x 41.6 cm (7 1/4 x 16 3/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 72" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.14882


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 61, no. 116.

Wikidata ID

Q64591880

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