Wasps

1920

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

This is a painting of two aircraft flying through the sky with contrails. The work features two aircraft captured in mid-flight against a vast sky with intersecting contrails. The larger aircraft in the foreground has visible elements like the fuselage and cockpit, while the smaller plane in the background appears silhouetted. The sky is rendered in deep blue tones, contrasting with the white contrails. The overall composition suggests movement and speed, evoking the spirit of early aviation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint and etching in dark blue on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of T. A. Cox

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.69 x 13.81 cm (7 3/4 x 5 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 20.96 cm (10 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.68.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 051

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA in 2011 by T.A. Cox, Seal Harbor, Maine.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Fletcher, William Dolan. John Taylor Arms, A Man for All Time: The Artist and His Work. New Haven, CT: The Sign of the Arrow, 1982, no. 51.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left, below plate mark: 16/60; lower right: John Taylor Arms - 1920

Watermarks

[unidentified (Ho)?]

Wikidata ID

Q76558828

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