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Symmetrical pastel and crayon design: a female figure with raised arms in an oval medallion, two putti at her sides, a winged head below, on red-brown with gold border.

Study for "The Crescent Moon"

A symmetrical design drawn in black crayon and pastel, with a tall female figure raising her arms at the center of an oval medallion. Two small winged putti flank her, and a winged head sits below, framed by wings and a red-brown field inside a gold border.

Artist
Walter Shirlaw
Date
ca. 1897
Medium
Black crayon and pastel on paper with gold border
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2738 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1902).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Estudio para La luna creciente, de Walter Shirlaw

Un diseño simétrico dibujado con crayón negro y pastel, con una figura femenina alta que levanta los brazos en el centro de un medallón ovalado. Dos pequeños putti alados la flanquean, y una cabeza alada aparece debajo, enmarcada por alas y por un fondo rojizo con borde dorado.

Português: Estudo para A Lua Crescente, de Walter Shirlaw

Um desenho simétrico feito com giz de cera preto e pastel, com uma figura feminina alta de braços erguidos no centro de um medalhão oval. Dois pequenos putti alados a ladeiam, e uma cabeça alada aparece abaixo, emoldurada por asas e por um fundo avermelhado com borda dourada.