Drawing, "Radio City Music Hall: Carpet Design: Still Life with Violins and Wine Glasses", 1932
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We acquired this object in 1975
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- Object ID: 18486705
- Accession Number: 1975-11-42
- Acquired: 1975
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2CKsi/
- Drawing, "Radio City Music Hall: Carpet Design: Still Life with Violins and Wine Glasses", 1932. 1932. Brush and brown, grey and black gouache, graphite on cream illustration board, lined. Gift of Donald Deskey. 1975-11-42.
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- Attributed to Donald Deskey
Pattern in browns, terra cotta, and navy blue of violins and wine glasses in diagonal rows so that one row of violins (their necks facing away from each other) interchages with alternating wine glass, violin, wine glass, violin.
This drawing is brush and brown, grey and black gouache, graphite on cream illustration board, lined. Its dimensions are: 29.7 x 35.1 cm (11 11/16 x 13 13/16 in.).
It is inscribed Inscribed (sideways) in graphite, along left edge,verso (by later hand): Ruth Reeves
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This drawing is from United States and dated 1932
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Gift of Donald Deskey. Its provenance is Donald Deskey (Gift) We acquired this object in 1975.
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