Candlestick

1935/1942

William Kieckhofel

Associated Names
William Kieckhofel

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a wrought iron candlestick with a simple and elegant design featuring scrollwork and a leaf motif. It is showcased against a plain background in a color palette of dark metallic browns and blacks with hints of lighter bronze. The candlestick is positioned centrally on the page, standing upright with symmetrically extending details from the base to the candle holder at the top. The base rests on a flat surface, and the artist's signature is in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.6 x 24.2 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 30" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17708

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: W. KIECKHOFEL

Wikidata ID

Q64638114

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