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The image shows a wooden hand plane with a dark brown, weathered finish. A distinct angled blade is visible. The color palette includes muted earth tones such as brown, red, and gray. There is a small, pale off-white rectangle with unclear markings in the bottom left corner. The background is off-white or cream.
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The image shows a wooden hand plane with a dark brown, weathered finish. A distinct angled blade is visible. The color palette includes muted earth tones such as brown, red, and gray. There is a small, pale off-white rectangle with unclear markings in the bottom left corner. The background is off-white or cream.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bead Plane

Max Unger

Date
1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.7 x 45.8 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 3/8" high; 9 1/2" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.13303
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

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  • American
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lower right in watercolor: Max Unger

NGA object ID 25394. 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.