Toy Grocery Store

c. 1936

Raoul Du Bois

Associated Names
Raoul Du Bois

Artist, American, 1911 - 1985

The image features a painted representation of an interior space dominated by an archway framing a central area that appears to be a reception or service counter with objects atop it. The color palette includes shades of red, blue, and tan for the structure and background, with small details in a darker hue for contrast. The archway has blue tones at the top, leading down to the tan-colored columns and base. Inside the arch, a red-paneled backdrop with rectangular elements suggests depth, while the counter, also in red tones, sits front and center. Flanking the counter, two figures can be seen, one on each side, standing in the space between the arches and the outer columns. The overall composition emphasizes symmetry with similar window-like decorations on either side of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23 x 29.8 cm (9 1/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 17 3/4" high; 17 3/4" wide; 14 3/4" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15322


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: RDB

Wikidata ID

Q64619993

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