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This is a painting of a wooden cabinet with glass doors. The painting features a classic wooden cabinet with an upper section of glass doors revealing shelves filled with books of various colors. The elegant arch designs within the glass doors suggest a Gothic architectural influence. Below, cabinet doors made of wood display a symmetrical pattern likely imitating the natural wood grain. This is in style of Eileen Knox, as indicated by the signature on the lower right side of the image.
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This is a painting of a wooden cabinet with glass doors. The painting features a classic wooden cabinet with an upper section of glass doors revealing shelves filled with books of various colors. The elegant arch designs within the glass doors suggest a Gothic architectural influence. Below, cabinet doors made of wood display a symmetrical pattern likely imitating the natural wood grain. This is in style of Eileen Knox, as indicated by the signature on the lower right side of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bookcase - Gothic Type

Eileen Knox

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and some heightening on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 67 x 50.8 cm (26 3/8 x 20 in.) Original IAD Object: 83"high, 54"wide, 14"deep. 20"deep at bottom.
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4024
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: EILEEN KNOX

NGA object ID 16228. 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.