Bottle c. 1939

Dorothy Brennan's "Bottle" is a watercolor painting depicting a glass bottle, likely for a medicinal product, against a simple, cream-colored background. The bottle, a rounded shape with a narrow neck, is rendered in a realistic style with meticulous attention to detail. The artist uses a warm palette of amber, brown, and gold to create a sense of depth and highlight the glass's texture. The bottle label, "Hall's Bitters", provides a historical context, as Hall's Bitters was a popular patent medicine sold in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The simple composition and realistic style suggest that this piece is a study or a preparatory drawing, perhaps for a larger, more complex artwork.