Waterfall and Bridge

1929

J. J. Lankes, after Rockwell Kent

Associated Names
J. J. Lankes

Artist, American, 1884 - 1960

Doremus and Co.

Publisher

Rockwell Kent

Artist After, American, 1882 - 1971

The image is a black and white illustration of a tall arch bridge with a train traveling on top. The bridge spans the composition in a curve, with stylized clouds and a suggestion of a distant landscape with swirling lines hinting at water. The lines are sharp and linear, creating a solid structure. The color palette is monochromatic, with bold contrasts between black ink and beige paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the children of J.J. Lankes)

  • Dimensions

    image: 6.35 × 11.91 cm (2 1/2 × 4 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.08 × 19.69 cm (5 15/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3316

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lankes 1958, no. 614

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Durham, North Carolina; J. B. Lankes (the artist's son), Hampton, Virginia, 1960; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Lankes, J.J. Woodcut Record. Unpublished (College of William and Mary Special Collection), p. 12, no. 614.

1975

  • Jones, Dan Burne. The Prints of Rockwell Kent: A Catalogue Raisonné. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975, p. 190, no. 614.

Inscriptions

lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 4; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 614

Markings

stamped lower center in blue ink: Del: R.K. ** Sculp & Imp: J.J.L. / Reproduction rights reserved

Wikidata ID

Q77010234

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