P.R.R. Loco Waiting to be Junked

1932

Reginald Marsh

Associated Names
Reginald Marsh

Artist, American, born France, 1898 - 1954

This is a drawing of two steam locomotives on railway tracks. The detailed etching depicts two robust steam locomotives lined up on parallel tracks. The scene captures the intricate mechanisms and engineering features of the engines, emphasizing the spokes of the wheels, the pipes, and the large fronts of the trains. The lines create a sense of motion and strength, characteristic of such powerful machines. In the background, a subtle depiction of clouds can be seen against the sky. The cross-hatching technique used in the drawing enhances the texture and depth of the railway tracks and the surfaces of the locomotives. The artist has signed the drawing at the lower right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.08 × 30 cm (5 15/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.1 × 39.69 cm (7 1/8 × 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.809

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sasowsky 1976, no. 130


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1954; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

2007

  • Impressionism, Realism, Modernism: Works on Paper from the American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

Bibliography

1976

  • Sasowsky, Norman. The Prints of Reginald Marsh. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1976, p. 173, no. 130.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 4; lower right in graphite: Reginald Marsh

Markings

stamped lower left verso in brown ink: NOV 16 1932

Wikidata ID

Q77012314

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