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This is a painting of an old architectural facade featuring textured walls with a weathered appearance. The artwork shows an arched wooden double door at the bottom and a large arched window or niche above it. The facade includes rustic wooden elements, stucco, patches of exposed brickwork, columns or pilasters flanking the doorway and window, and red tile accents creating horizontal bands. The painting emphasizes fine detail and the historical architectural style of the building.
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This is a painting of an old architectural facade featuring textured walls with a weathered appearance. The artwork shows an arched wooden double door at the bottom and a large arched window or niche above it. The facade includes rustic wooden elements, stucco, patches of exposed brickwork, columns or pilasters flanking the doorway and window, and red tile accents creating horizontal bands. The painting emphasizes fine detail and the historical architectural style of the building.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Arched Doorway Mission San Diego

William Kieckhofel

Date
c. 1942
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 26.6 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: none given
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.5934
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • San Diego
  • American
  • Doorway
  • Spanish Southwest
  • Southwest
  • architecture
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: W.KIECKHOFEL

NGA object ID 18134. 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.