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Object Details

Artist

Ronald Searle, British, active France, 1920 - 2011

Publisher

Clos du Val Wine Company, Limited, Napa, California, USA

Taltarni Vineyards, Moonambel, Victoria, Australia

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Three figures in suits stand amongst barrels in a low, stone-vaulted room. Their heads take the forms of different wine opener designs and each holds a glass of wine.

Credit Line

Gift of John Goelet

Date

1980

Accession Number

1984-93-3

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

figures

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Pen and black ink, watercolor, opaque watercolor, crayon, graphite on heavy wove paper.

Dimensions

45 × 32.3 cm (17 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

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Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq477b51ab1-d86d-4a28-a83c-a92a54a6f656

Record ID

chndm_1984-93-3