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Study for an Abstract Composition in Blue and Browns

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Study for an abstract composition, possibly for a carpet or textile design. At center, three large swatches of paint in blue, tan and brown. Superimposed over these swatches, an undulating black line with a circle at top, and the black outline of a trapezoid. Surrounding this, a square black line with a tan colored shadow, and black polka-dots at right and bottom edge.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Date
n.d.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Medium
Brush and gouache, brush and black watercolor on paper
Dimensions
20.8 × 17.8 cm (8 3/16 × 7 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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