Pottery Picture Frame
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.2 x 24.6 cm (13 7/8 x 9 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Rend is actual size of obj.
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.5254
About the Artist
Fritz Boehmer
Fritz Boehmer (1875–1942) was a Czech-born American painter whose career bridged personal portraiture and public documentation of folk art traditions. Little is known about his early life or formal training, which remains sparsely documented; however, by 1895, he was producing intimate portraits, such as *Gertrud Boehmer* at the Toledo Museum of Art, suggesting skill in miniature and figure work h...