Two Locomotives

1930

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

This is a drawing of two steam locomotives. The drawing depicts two large steam engines side by side, with billowing clouds of steam emanating from their exhausts and drifting upward in a stylized manner. The broad, dynamic lines create movement and emphasize the power and industrial strength of the machines. Striped patterns of shading highlight the structure and form of the locomotives and clouds. The stylized clouds and diagonal shading lines emphasize the vertical and horizontal elements in the image, contributing to a powerful representation of these icons of industrial progress.
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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: 14.29 × 18.57 cm (5 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3322

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lankes 1958, no. 671

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 Unpublished (College of William and Mary Special Collection), p. 13, no. 671.

1975

  • Jones, Dan Burne. The Prints of Rockwell Kent: A Catalogue Raisonné. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975, p. 194, no. 671.

Inscriptions

lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 671

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77010247

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