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Study of an Abstract Composition with a Key

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Study of an abstract composition with a Key at center. At center, a large gold key pointing downwards, with rays going through the key's loop. Behind the key, at top, a white biomorphic shape; at bottom, a brown rhomboid and the white outline of a larger white rhomboid.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Date
1940–1945
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Medium
Brush and gouache on black paper
Dimensions
16.2 × 24 cm (6 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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