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The image displays a drawing of a tall, decorative metal andiron with a gold finial on top and a turned base. A simplified line drawing of the andiron is beside the detailed version. The color scheme consists of black, gray, and gold, contrasted against a light beige background. The andiron is placed centrally, with the artist's name, Hans Korsch, in the bottom right corner.
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The image displays a drawing of a tall, decorative metal andiron with a gold finial on top and a turned base. A simplified line drawing of the andiron is beside the detailed version. The color scheme consists of black, gray, and gold, contrasted against a light beige background. The andiron is placed centrally, with the artist's name, Hans Korsch, in the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Andiron (one of pair)

Hans Korsch

Date
c. 1936
Medium
graphite and watercolor on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30 x 22.6 cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 27 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8204
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

NGA object ID 20402. 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.