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Shoe

Hedwig Emanuel

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a detailed illustration of a black heeled shoe with a low-cut vamp and a decorative bow on the upper. The color palette is mainly black with shades of grey and brown on the shoe against an off-white background. In the upper left corner, there are two line sketches of the same shoe design, showing front and top views. The detailed shoe is positioned towards the right and slightly lower in the image, with the line sketches placed towards the upper left, creating visual balance.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Dimensions
3060 × 3197 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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