Pestle

1938

Alfonso Moreno

Associated Names
Alfonso Moreno

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a single wooden club or tool with a rounded handle at the top and a bulbous base at the bottom, occupying the center of the canvas. The color palette mainly consists of various shades of brown, resembling wood grain. The object stands vertically in the middle of the frame on a light beige background. The artist's signature and date, "Alfonso Moraes 1938," are in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.6 x 27.9 cm (13 5/8 x 11 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11" high; 5" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16605

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Alfonso Moreno 1938

Wikidata ID

Q64534237

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