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Bootjack

Thomas Dooley

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a wooden object. The painting depicts a wooden object resembling a forked tool or plank with a bifurcated end and a hole on one side. The wood is textured with visible grain patterns, and the painting captures this detail with subtle color variations and shading. The background is a plain, light color, which emphasizes the sepia and brown tones of the wooden object itself.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
5014 × 3443 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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