1940s Decorator’s Interior Design Illustration

Description

Created in 1948 by an interior designer employed by Barker Brothers Furniture in Los Angeles, California. Executed in pencil and … more Created in 1948 by an interior designer employed by Barker Brothers Furniture in Los Angeles, California. Executed in pencil and watercolor with the ease of an experienced artist, the design depicts the height of luxury in mid century LA for a named client. (Original label intact behind framer’s paper backing. Copy on framer’s backing)

Charming details bringing the interior to life include reflected sunlight streaming through open window panes, thumbnail-size artwork adorning the walls, and a split leaf philodendron gracing the entry to the room.

Barker Brothers Furniture was an LA-based fine furniture retailer established in the 1880’s. less