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This is a painting of a small scene featuring a figure with a bull on one side and a bird perched on a branch on the other side. The painting is a rectangular band with a light background and darker borders. On the left side, there is a figure standing next to a brown bull, holding a goblet in one hand. The bull is positioned on green grass, and there are small palm trees and shrubs around them. On the right side of the scene, there is a colorful bird with blue and yellow plumage, sitting on a branch adorned with leaves and flowers in shades of blue and pink. The style of the painting is decorative and stylized, reminiscent of traditional or folk art motifs.
National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design
Belt
Fanchon Larzelere
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- watercolor, goauche, and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 22.5 x 29.4 cm (8 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.)
- Classification
- Index of American Design · Drawing
- Accession number
- 1943.8.2948
- Credit line
- Index of American Design
- Time span
- 1926 to 1950
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- American
NGA object ID 15157. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.