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Quaker Wedding Shoes

Gwyneth King

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two drawings of the same high-top lace-up shoe with a scalloped edge design. One drawing is a full-color rendering on the right, while the other is an outline sketch on the left. The color palette includes shades of cream, brown, and hints of blue, with subtle shading for dimension. The colored shoe is on the right, tilted slightly to the left, with the outline sketch positioned higher to the left and tilted in a similar direction.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
4011 × 3265 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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