Pa. German Plate 1935 - 1942

hedwigemanuel

drawing

toned paper

water colours

handmade artwork painting

oil painting

coloured pencil

coffee painting

underpainting

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

Hedwig Emanuel’s “Pa. German Plate” is a watercolor painting depicting a Pennsylvania German folk art plate. Executed in 1935-1942, the piece showcases the distinctive style of Pennsylvania Dutch decorative art with a bird, stylized foliage, and the inscription “E. HOENIG - JR” in a stylized script on the upper right portion of the plate. The plate is depicted from above and in a slightly tilted view in the painting, with the underside of the plate shown below. This work exemplifies the enduring tradition of Pennsylvania Dutch craftsmanship.