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Potato
Potato
Potato

Potato

Artist (born Seattle, Washington, 1909; died Seattle, Washington, 1985)
Datecirca 1943-1945
MediumMixed media on Masonite
DimensionsOverall: 23 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (58.7 × 43.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of the Seattle Art Museum by transfer 2015, originally gift of John D. McLaughlin in memory of his wife, Ebba Rapp
Object number2015.21.9
DescriptionAt the center of the painting is an image of a single sprouted potato with a branch of roots growing out of it against a mottled background suggesting a piece of textured paper. Behind that is a simple abstract background in muted browns and yellows.
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Ebba Rapp
circa 1943-1945
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