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Drawing

c.1925-30 (made)
Artist/Maker

Watercolour and pencil painting on paper of the interior of a large unfurnished room (possibly a ballroom) decorated in an art deco style. The walls and three-dimensional pilasters that extend from are painted in a rainbow of warm colours in red, orange and yellow. Indigo and navy lattice-work wall designs are painted over the warm background. A pair of doors are located on the left hand side behind with a freestanding column in the forefront. Two waist-height semi-circular extensions from the wall serve as stands for carved stone containers that hold flower arrangements. Wall paintings extend from the top of the walls, along the bottom of a curved ceiling, of the indigo and navy lattice-work and accompanied with depictions of multicolor birds and flowers. The ceiling is painted in a blue wash. Luminous hardwood floors make up the ground of the room where reflections and shadows of the walls' decorations are visible.


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Brief description
Painting, watercolour and pencil, painting of the interior of a large room decorated in an art deco style, c.1925-30, Anonymous
Physical description
Watercolour and pencil painting on paper of the interior of a large unfurnished room (possibly a ballroom) decorated in an art deco style. The walls and three-dimensional pilasters that extend from are painted in a rainbow of warm colours in red, orange and yellow. Indigo and navy lattice-work wall designs are painted over the warm background. A pair of doors are located on the left hand side behind with a freestanding column in the forefront. Two waist-height semi-circular extensions from the wall serve as stands for carved stone containers that hold flower arrangements. Wall paintings extend from the top of the walls, along the bottom of a curved ceiling, of the indigo and navy lattice-work and accompanied with depictions of multicolor birds and flowers. The ceiling is painted in a blue wash. Luminous hardwood floors make up the ground of the room where reflections and shadows of the walls' decorations are visible.
Dimensions
  • Width: 58.25cm
  • Length: 44.25cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.538-1980

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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