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Drawing for two dragonfly shades

ca. 1905
Not on view
This very unusual double watercolor study shows how a single design might be modified in different colorways. Much as in textile design, where a single pattern may be reproduced in different color combinations, these drawings show the range of options a client could choose from. The two studies are nearly identical, with the left study in a primarily green tone and the right study in a bluer palette with a brown border.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Drawing for two dragonfly shades
  • Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
  • Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
  • Date: ca. 1905
  • Geography: Made in New York, United States; Country of Origin USA
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor, gouache, graphite pencil, and black ink on wove paper
  • Dimensions: 11 13/16 × 22 1/16 in. (30 × 56 cm)
    Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
    Framed (AW D): 24 1/2 × 30 1/2 in. (62.2 × 77.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.654.464
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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