Interior Design with a Central Door with Brown Curtains Flanked by Benches, against an Aquamarine Wall, with an Overdoor Painting

Q: When was "Interior Design with a Central Door with Brown Curtains Flanked by Benches, against an Aquamarine Wall, with an Overdoor Painting" created?

This artwork was created late 19th century (?).

Q: Is "Interior Design with a Central Door with Brown Curtains Flanked by Benches, against an Aquamarine Wall, with an Overdoor Painting" in the public domain?

Yes, Interior Design with a Central Door with Brown Curtains Flanked by Benches, against an Aquamarine Wall, with an Overdoor Painting is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Anonymous, British, 19th century

late 19th century (?)

Interior Design with a Central Door with Brown Curtains Flanked by Benches, against an Aquamarine Wall, with an Overdoor Painting by Anonymous, British, 19th century

Medium

Gouache

Dimensions

sheet: 10 x 12 in. (25.4 x 30.5 cm)

Classification

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Fund, 1971

Accession Number

1971.605.7

Tags

ArchitectureInteriorsCurtainsBenches

Art Historical Context

This delicate gouache drawing, created by an anonymous British artist in the late 19 century, captures an elegant interior design centered on a symmetrical doorway. Flanked by sturdy benches and draped with rich brown curtains, the composition unfolds against a striking aquamarine wall, topped by an overdoor painting Measuring just 10 by 12 inches, the work exemplifies the precision of Victorian-era ornament and architecture sketches, likely intended as a proposal for a domestic or institutional space. Gouache, an opaque watercolor medium favored for its vibrant opacity and fine detail, allow...

Interior Design with a Central Door with Brown Curtains Flanked by Benches, against an Aquamarine Wall, with an Overdoor Painting

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