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The image features a detailed drawing of an ornate red chair with a high back and sculpted wooden framework. The color palette includes rich red for the chair's upholstery and dark brown for the wooden parts on a light cream background. There is a smaller, faintly sketched architectural element with a decorative floral and curvilinear pattern near the top right of the image. The chair is positioned in the center of the composition with ample negative space around it.
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The image features a detailed drawing of an ornate red chair with a high back and sculpted wooden framework. The color palette includes rich red for the chair's upholstery and dark brown for the wooden parts on a light cream background. There is a smaller, faintly sketched architectural element with a decorative floral and curvilinear pattern near the top right of the image. The chair is positioned in the center of the composition with ample negative space around it.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Arm Chair

Herbert Marsh

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.10415
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Empire

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