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The image shows an ornate wooden armchair with intricate carving details on the backrest. The chair has a rich brown color and is positioned against a plain beige background.
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The image shows an ornate wooden armchair with intricate carving details on the backrest. The chair has a rich brown color and is positioned against a plain beige background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Armchair

Lorenz Rothkranz

Date
1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and some heightening on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.7 x 22.8 cm (11 5/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 37"high, 24"wide, 19"deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4231
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Chippendale
Inscription

lower right verso in graphite:STARTED - FEB - 20 1936 / FINISHED - FEB 27 1936 / LORENZ ROTHKRANZ.

NGA object ID 16434. 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.