Shoe, Herring, and Book

Amerikanische Grafik 1815–1836, 1833

The image shows a dark-colored shoe on top of a stack of books. One of the books is partially covered in a multicolored, textured fabric with earthy tones of brown, beige, green, blue, and black. The shoe is placed horizontally on the books, angled towards the upper right corner. The books are aligned parallel to the bottom edge of the frame, with the fabric extending from beneath the shoe down towards the bottom edge.
Artist
Amerikanische Grafik 1815–1836
Date
1833
Type
Drawing
Medium
watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
8.89 × 17.78 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a dark-colored shoe on top of a stack of books. One of the books is partially covered in a multicolored, textured fabric with earthy tones of brown, beige, green, blue, and black. The shoe is placed horizontally on the books, angled towards the upper right corner. The books are aligned parallel to the bottom edge of the frame, with the fabric extending from beneath the shoe down towards the bottom edge.

Amerikanische Grafik 1815–1836