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Stern Piece

Karl J. Hentz

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of an ornamental design with a central medallion featuring a face. The ornamental design is symmetrical, with a central portrait of a face encircled by a golden frame. The face is expressionless, depicted in muted tones with dark hair, and wearing what appears to be a red garment. The face is flanked by elaborate scrollwork primarily in golden brown color. These scrolls consist of curved and curling acanthus leaves extending outward from the center, filling the horizontal expanse of the composition. The background is a neutral tone.

Artwork Details

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
5226 × 2173 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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