Woman's Slipper c. 1937

"Woman's Slipper" is a c. 1937 watercolor on paper by American artist Grace Halpin (1855-1995). The artwork depicts a single woman's slipper in a detailed, realistic style. The shoe is a brown, lace-up slipper, a popular style of footwear for women in the early 20th century. The artwork also includes a smaller drawing of the shoe's outline with a scale of inches. This drawing suggests the artwork's function as a design study for a shoemaker or manufacturer. Halpin's style is characterized by her meticulous attention to detail and her ability to capture the texture and form of the subject matter. The drawing illustrates the prevalence of shoe design in the fashion industry of the 1930s and the importance of detailed sketches for shoemakers.