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The image depicts a pair of ornate andirons. The main focus is a richly rendered brass andiron in the lower right half, while a line drawing and partial rendering of the same design is in the upper left. The color palette includes muted golden-brown tones for the primary andiron and grayscale tones for the sketches. Positioned in the foreground, the three-dimensional brass andiron stands prominently, casting subtle shadows, while the outlined sketches sit in the upper left corner. The name "Hans Korsch 1956" appears in the lower right corner.
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The image depicts a pair of ornate andirons. The main focus is a richly rendered brass andiron in the lower right half, while a line drawing and partial rendering of the same design is in the upper left. The color palette includes muted golden-brown tones for the primary andiron and grayscale tones for the sketches. Positioned in the foreground, the three-dimensional brass andiron stands prominently, casting subtle shadows, while the outlined sketches sit in the upper left corner. The name "Hans Korsch 1956" appears in the lower right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Andiron (one of pair)

Hans Korsch

Date
1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.6 x 22.2 cm (11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 20 3/4" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8184
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

upper left in graphite: scale drawing and measuring scale; lower right in graphite: HANS KORSCH 1936

NGA object ID 20382. 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.