Dower chest
The son of German immigrants, Christian Seltzer is considered to be the founder of the “Jonestown School” of chest makers. His decorative style was distinct yet variable. Many chest painters of this period used templates or repetitive designs, but his motifs rarely repeat, and he typically rendered vases and flowers freehand. The mottled background painting is a treatment suggestive of highly figured wood-graining and serves as a particularly effective ground to give emphasis to the arcaded panels surrounding the urn and stylized spiky floral motifs. The deep claret reddish-brown hue seen in the painted ornament on this chest was especially favored by the elder Seltzer.
Gary Wragg (1946 –)
Descubra a arte abstrata de no alternate name found (n. 1946), pintor britânico conhecido pelo estilo Color Field e contribuições para a abstração pós-guerra. Influenciado por Wu Kwong Yu, sua obra está em grandes coleções mundiais.
Reading Public Museum (Reading, Estados Unidos da América)
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Sobre esta obra
- Título: Dower chest
- Artista: Gary Wragg
- Ano: 1784
- Formato: Landscape
- Status dos direitos autorais: Protegido por direitos autorais
- Onde ver: Reading Public Museum
- Movimento: Folk Art
- Contexto do corpus: wood-grained techniques , wealth & storage
- Paleta de cores: Neutrals
- Palavras-chave: jonestown school art , 1784 antique chest , christian seltzer


