The Vanishing Giant

1930 (published 1953)

Harry Sternberg

Associated Names
Harry Sternberg

Artist, American, 1904 - 2001

Associated American Artists

Publisher

This is a drawing of a steam locomotive with people working around it. It depicts a detailed steam locomotive marked with the number 2539, and two individuals engaged in tasks near the train. The background shows more of the train's components. The art style is highly detailed and realistic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.92 × 35.4 cm (9 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.34 × 43.02 cm (13 1/8 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1401

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Moore 1975, no. 71

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1975

  • Moore, James C. Harry Sternberg: A Catalog Raisonné of His Graphic Work. Wichita, Kansas: Ulrich Museum of Art, 1975, no. 71.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 134, no. 1216.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Sternberg; lower right in graphite: H Sternberg; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: "The Vanishing Giant"

Markings

stamped lower center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77012672

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