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Empty Freights

1933

Charles Cecil Pollock

Associated Names

Charles Cecil Pollock

Artist, American, 1902 - 1988

This is a drawing of trains and figures in a railway yard. The scene depicts several figures near train freight cars on railway tracks. The drawing is in black and white, with strong use of shading to create depth. The railway track curves into the distance. To the side, there are barrels and wooden planks. The train cars are depicted with detail, showing their structures and the tracks they rest on. The sky appears overcast, with a gradient of greys adding to the atmosphere of the scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 18.7 × 30.4 cm (7 3/8 × 11 15/16 in.)
sheet: 29.2 × 35.4 cm (11 1/2 × 13 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3963

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2025

Jackson Pollock: The Early Years (1934-1947), Musée national Picasso-Paris, 2024-2025, 75, cat. 47, repro.

Bibliography

2024

Snrech, Joanne, and Stalpers, Orane, editors.Jackson Pollock: The Early Years, 1934-1947.Musée Picasso, Paris, 2024: cat. 47, 75, color repro.

Inscriptions

lower right in the print: CP; lower left in graphite: E/25 Empty Freights; lower right: C. Pollock 1933

Wikidata ID

Q76551667

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