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Candlestick

c. 1940

Janet Riza

Associated Names

Janet Riza

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a brown candlestick with four bulbous segments stacked on a circular base. The color palette is simple with the candlestick against a light background. The candlestick is centered in the image, upright with its base at the bottom of the frame and tapering towards the top.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.8 x 23.2 cm (11 5/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 7 1/8" high
Accession Number

1943.8.17663

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JANET RIZA

Wikidata ID

Q64580946

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