Weathercock

c. 1936

Florian Rokita

Associated Names
Florian Rokita

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a weather vane with a rooster. The painting depicts a rooster perched atop a weather vane. The rooster has detailed plumage in dark brown and gold hues, with a red comb and wattle. The weather vane below the rooster is ornate, metallic, and shows arrows pointing west and east. The background is a light beige color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 48.4 x 38 cm (19 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 25" high; 20" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16677

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 469, no. 1660.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: FLORIAN ROKITA.

Wikidata ID

Q64562012

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