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Chopping Knife

Charles Charon

National Gallery of Art

The image contains a mezzaluna knife with a semi-circular blade and a wooden handle. The color palette includes rich brown and dark metal against a neutral background. The mezzaluna is positioned centrally, with the blade curving downward and the wooden handle above it, forming an upside-down T shape. The text "CHAS. D. GUARDIA" is located in small lettering on the bottom left of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
3353 × 4163 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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