Sofa

c. 1940

Elizabeth Curtis

Associated Names
Elizabeth Curtis

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a large, ornately designed wooden sofa with rolled arms and a dark upholstered seat and back. The color palette consists of dark wood tones for the sofa structure, deep blue or gray for the upholstery, and hints of gold trim. The sofa is centered in the image, occupying most of the space, with intricately shaped legs at the bottom and the backrest extending across the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.4 x 29.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17433

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 233, pl. 847.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: ELIZABETH CURTIS.; lower left in watercolor: SOFA / DUNCAN PHYFE

Wikidata ID

Q64558634

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