C.M. & St. P. RR Bridge at Sabula, Ia.

1885

Henry Peter Bosse

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Henry Peter Bosse

Artist, American, born Germany, 1844 - 1903

The image shows railway tracks extending towards a bridge over water. The bridge is made of metal trusses with stone piers below, and two tall towers are visible at its ends. Beside the tracks, there are grassy patches and a leafless tree. The sky is prominent, with the bridge dividing it from the lower half of the image. The overall color scheme is in shades of blue.

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Provenance

Major A. Mackenzie, United States Army Corps of Engineers [d. 1921], Washington, DC. Mike Conner, Washington, DC, 1990; (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 16 October 1990, no. 67). Betsy S. Aubrey and E. Steve Lichtenberg, MD, San Francisco (through the Simon Lowinsky Gallery, New York), 1992; gift to NGA, 2012.

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Inscriptions

upper center, in black ink: 197.; lower center: C.M. & P. RR Bridge at Sabula, Ia 1885.

Wikidata ID

Q64155086

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