Wine Shop Emblem

c. 1940

William Kieckhofel and Edith Towner

Associated Names
William Kieckhofel

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Edith Towner

Artist, American, active c. 1935

A large cluster of dark purple grapes with green leaves is the central focus of the image. The color palette consists of dark purple grapes and rich green leaves against an off-white background. The grapes are attached to a stem at the top, with the leaves framing the cluster symmetrically. The background is plain to emphasize the grape cluster.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 22" long; 39" in circumfrence

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.14967

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 79, pl. 249.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: WKIECKHOFEL / and Edith Towner

Wikidata ID

Q64638128

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