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Restoration Drawing Wall Painting and Door, Facade Mission House

Geoffrey Holt and Harry Mann Waddell

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of an ornately adorned brown wooden door set in a lightly-painted wall. The door has a rustic appearance with vertical panels and is framed by curved stonework with a reddish tint. Above the door, there is a decorative motif painted directly on the wall, composed of abstract shapes in red, orange, and blue colors, forming a symmetrical design. The floor beneath the door reveals reddish-brown tiles.

Artwork Details

Date
1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3343 × 4495 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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