Mahogany Tilt-top Table

Mahogany Tilt-top Table by Erwin Schwabe

Medium

watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

Dimensions

overall: 28.3 x 22.9 cm (11 1/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 30"high; 2 1/2' deep

Classification

Index of American Design

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.5746

About the Artist

Erwin Schwabe

Erwin Schwabe remains one of the lesser-documented figures in the history of art, and the details of his training, birthplace, and lifespan have not been firmly established in the scholarly record. What survives of his work suggests a practiced hand engaged with the graphic and printmaking traditions of his era, though the precise school or master under whom he may have studied is not currently kn...

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