Duck Decoy

1937

Max Fernekes

Associated Names
Max Fernekes

Artist, American, 1905 - 1984

This painting displays a duck decoy carved and painted with various shades of brown, black, and beige on an off-white background. The decoy’s head is turned to the left, and the body is oriented horizontally. A cord hangs from the bottom, and the artist's signature "Max Fernekes 1938" is at the center bottom of the painting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.3 x 39.8 cm (11 9/16 x 15 11/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 12 3/4" long; 5 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17980

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 11.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Max Fernekes / 1938

Wikidata ID

Q64614127

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