BALLOON SCENE
Creator(s): Jack Hofflander (Painter)
On view in: Ladies Powder Room
About this object
Scene shows six balloons flying over hilly landscape. The figures in the gondolas are in 19th century costume. There is a blue sky with white clouds. The landscape shows rolling hills and fields below with pine trees and other vegetation. The balloons are decorated in a variety of designs, inlcuding stripes, flowers, and a mixture of design elements. Many of the balloons have small flags adorning them.
- Object name:
- BALLOON SCENE
- Made from:
- Gouache on paper
- Made in:
- GERMANY
- Date made:
- ca. 1950
- Size:
- 10.6 x 18.1 cm (4 3/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 52.18
- Class:
- WATERCOLOR
- Signature marks:
- SIGNATURE lower right: Hofflander
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973