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Ship Builder's Axe Head

Harvey Beck

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts an abstract composition resembling the shape of a dress with broad, flowing lines forming a wide skirt at the bottom and a narrowed section at the top. The surface texture within the shape is varied, with mottled patterns.

Artwork Details

Date
1939
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
3119 × 3978 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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