Blast Furnace #1

1937 (published 1946)

Harry Sternberg

Associated Names
Harry Sternberg

Artist, American, 1904 - 2001

Associated American Artists

Publisher

This is a drawing of an industrial scene with large furnaces and smokestacks. The drawing portrays a complex industrial setting, with towering structures dominating the scene. The central element is a large, cylindrical furnace with ladders and platforms. There is intense light emanating from below and swirling smoke in the backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.16 × 21.59 cm (11 7/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 38.1 × 30.48 cm (15 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1400

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Moore 1975, no. 147

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. 147.

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. 94, no. 828.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: H Sternberg

Markings

stamped lower verso in black ink (twice): F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008852

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