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Teapot

Josef Hoffmann

Associated Names

Josef Hoffmann

Artist, Austrian, 1870 - 1956

The image displays a large pink teapot drawn on grid paper. The teapot is centrally positioned and predominantly pink with subtle shading for light and shadow. There are minimal gray outlines and details. The teapot's spout extends to the left, the handle curves prominently to the right, and a decorative element is atop the lid.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite with pink watercolor on blue-lined paper
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Dimensions

overall: 29 x 21 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1971.41.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Würthle, Vienna); acquired 1971 by the NGA.

Associated Names

Galerie Würthle

Bibliography

1974

Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:213.

Inscriptions

lower right monogram in graphite

Wikidata ID

Q64591064

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