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The image shows a small, circular scene depicting a village landscape with pastel-colored houses and trees under a softly painted sky. The circle is surrounded by a blank, beige background. The brushstrokes within the circle create a mosaic-like pattern with a mix of muted pastels in blues, greens, pinks, yellows, and reds. A red semi-circular band closest to us contains abstract shapes.
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The image shows a small, circular scene depicting a village landscape with pastel-colored houses and trees under a softly painted sky. The circle is surrounded by a blank, beige background. The brushstrokes within the circle create a mosaic-like pattern with a mix of muted pastels in blues, greens, pinks, yellows, and reds. A red semi-circular band closest to us contains abstract shapes.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Beaded Purse

Josephine C. Romano

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 23 cm (14 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" high; 3 1/2" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7942
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New York
  • American
Inscription

lower right in black ink: J. / C. Romano

NGA object ID 20140. 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.