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Design for Breakfront

1900

Karel Vitezslav Masek

Associated Names

Karel Vitezslav Masek

Artist, Czech, 1865 - 1927

The image shows a wooden cabinet with shelves and drawers filled with decorative objects like vases and cups. It has intricate carvings and a color palette of beige, brown, blue, and gold. The cabinet is centered, with symmetrical arrangements of decorative items, including urns on each side of a central alcove with a sculpture. The lower half features drawers and cabinets with butterfly patterns.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, gouache, and ink
Credit Line

Gift of the Anne and Jacques Baruch Collection
Dimensions

image: 32.3 x 36 cm (12 11/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

2002.50.90

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Anne Baruch, Chicago; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Z. Baruch

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: K. Masek

Wikidata ID

Q64591840

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