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Purse

Cornelius Christoffels

National Gallery of Art

The image shows an abstract viewpoint centered on a circular motif on a white canvas. The artwork features small, colorful houses of various shapes on a line resembling a horizon within the circle. Above the horizon is a textured, colorful sky. The piece employs a mosaic-like technique with pixelated brushstrokes, creating complexity. The color palette is vivid, using bold tones of blue, green, red, yellow, and pink against the plain background. A golden-yellow pattern adorns the top edge of the circular composition, leading the eye to the center, where the artist's signature is located in the lower right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3183 × 4479 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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