Toy - Two Horse Hack

1935/1942

Page Coffman

Associated Names
Page Coffman

Artist, American, 1903 - 1990

This is a painting of a horse-drawn carriage. The image shows a brightly colored carriage being pulled by two grey horses. The carriage is painted in yellow with ornate decorations and large blue-green wheels. A figure in a blue outfit is at the front steering the horses, holding the reins. The horses appear to be in motion, as if the carriage is being actively driven. The painting is in the style of naïve art, known for vivid colors and simplistic forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.2 x 39.5 cm (11 1/8 x 15 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15751

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 628, no. 2239.

1999

  • Chadwick, Whitney, et. al., American Dreamer: The Art of Philip C. Curtis. Phoenix Art Museum, 1999: Fig. 12.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: PAGE / COFFMAN

Wikidata ID

Q64618779

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