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Study of a Seabed Composition

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Study for an abstract scene, possibly the ocean floor. At center, a small fish in white outline, seemingly in the midst of being eaten by a larger fish, depicted only by a large white mouth with sharp teeth. Below, a sandy sea-bottom in orange and yellow. Background shaded in black.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Date
1935–1939
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Medium
Brush and gouache, graphite on paper
Dimensions
24.2 × 30.4 cm (9 1/2 × 11 15/16 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing

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