Weather Vane Finial

c. 1941

Adolph Opstad

Associated Names
Adolph Opstad

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a weathervane with a pig design. The artwork shows a tall, ornate weathervane with a pig on the horizontal bar. The weathervane is supported by a detailed post with ornamental elements. A scaled-down silhouette of a person is next to the weathervane on the right. The painting is in the style of mid-20th-century Americana illustration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54.1 x 45.8 cm (21 5/16 x 18 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 120" high; 30" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16232

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 466, no. 1620.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: ADOLF OPSTAD

Wikidata ID

Q64533384

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