This is a painting of a stylized, double-headed bird design on a circular plate. The design features two bird heads emerging from a single body, each head adorned with embellished details such as lines and dots in green and red hues. The wings of the bird are depicted with layered feathers extending horizontally. On either side of the bird's body, there are small leaf-like motifs. The artwork is rendered in muted tones of brown, green, and purple, with a border that echoes the circular shape of the plate.

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Pa. German Dish

Max Soltmann (American, active c. 1935)

c. 1936

Medium: oil paint on paperboard
Classification: Index of American Design
Dimensions: overall: 36.1 x 31.2 cm (14 3/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Index of American Design
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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