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The image shows a large blue vase with a flared rim and vertical grooves. The color palette is blue. The vase is centered, slightly tilted to the left, against a plain background with a shadow. There is a thin line drawing framing the image and an arrow at the bottom left corner pointing to the left side of the vase. The artist's signature "N. Amantea" is in the lower right corner.
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The image shows a large blue vase with a flared rim and vertical grooves. The color palette is blue. The vase is centered, slightly tilted to the left, against a plain background with a shadow. There is a thin line drawing framing the image and an arrow at the bottom left corner pointing to the left side of the vase. The artist's signature "N. Amantea" is in the lower right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Blue Glass

Nicholas Amantea

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.3 x 22.1 cm (11 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.10446
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: N. Amantea

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