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Wine Chest

Leonard Battee

National Gallery of Art

The image shows three wooden chests with decorative metal hardware. The largest closed chest is on the right, while the other two chests have their lids open, revealing glass bottles inside. The upper left chest holds various shaped bottles, and the bottom center chest holds a uniform arrangement of similar glass containers. The color palette includes brown tones for the wood, dark metallic hues for the hardware, and clear glass with hints of color in the bottles. The open chest with assorted bottles is on the top left, the closed chest is on the right, and the chest with rows of bottles is in the bottom center.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
4641 × 3314 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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