Locomotive

1932

Reginald Marsh

Associated Names
Reginald Marsh

Artist, American, born France, 1898 - 1954

This is a painting of a train engine and tender. The image shows a steam locomotive and its attached tender, with the words "PENNSYLVANIA" on the side of the tender. The locomotive faces towards the viewer, displaying its large circular front and intricate mechanical details underneath. The painting captures the robust and industrial nature of the locomotive, with dark colors highlighting its metallic structure. The background depicts a sky painted in soft blues. The shadows and highlights on the locomotive convey depth and solidity.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Senator William Benton, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1961; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

2007

  • Impressionism, Realism, Modernism: Works on Paper from the American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

2015

  • Focus on the Corcoran: Works on Paper, 1860-1990, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2015.

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 191, no. 1293.

2016

  • National Gallery of Art. Highlights from the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Washington, 2016: 298, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown watercolor: Reginald Marsh '32; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: NC 32-9

Wikidata ID

Q64620284

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