The Poindexter Collection of Modern Art
Title:
MANTEL WITH BLACK FAN AND PLASTER CAST NO. 6
Artist:
DeNiro, Robert Sr. (1922-1993)
Medium:
Watercolor on Paper Gouache
Date:
1954
Source:
Poindexter, Everton G.
Object ID:
X1962.03.01
Description:
Father of the famous film actor of the same name, De Niro studied art extensively during his childhood in Syracuse, New York, drawing from life and plaster casts.

This painting is suggestive rather than specific when representing forms, often using only thin contour lines to imply form.
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Painting, Mantle With Black Fan and Plaster Cast No. 6, X1962.03.01Painting, Mantle With Black Fan and Plaster Cast No. 6, X1962.03.01