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Embroidered Fire Screen

Ernest A. Towers, Jr.

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a large firescreen with a central painting of a woman seated on a bench within a decorative frame. The colors used are primarily earthy browns from the wooden frame and stand, with hints of blue, green, and pink in the central painting. The firescreen is positioned upright with a wooden stand resting on ball feet and a slender post extending upward from the top.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
2994 × 5079 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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