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The image shows a ceramic or porcelain bowl with a subtle blue decorative pattern around its exterior. The color palette is soft and muted, with the bowl predominantly white, accented by a thin line of yellow along its rim and base, and delicate blue designs. The bowl is centered on a plain background.
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The image shows a ceramic or porcelain bowl with a subtle blue decorative pattern around its exterior. The color palette is soft and muted, with the bowl predominantly white, accented by a thin line of yellow along its rim and base, and delicate blue designs. The bowl is centered on a plain background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bowl

Joseph Sudek

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.2 x 23.1 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" High 6" Wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7258
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Trenton
  • American
  • topographical
  • landscape
  • Waterfall
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: Jo Sudek.

NGA object ID 19456. 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.