A Dog Fight in the Air, at Cunel

1918

Lester George Hornby

Associated Names
Lester George Hornby

Artist, American, 1882 - 1956

The image depicts a group of soldiers moving forward in a wartime setting. A partially destroyed stone building with a turret is seen to the left. The landscape is cluttered with debris and structures in disrepair, suggesting a site of battle. The style of the image includes detailed line work, creating movement and depth. The color scheme is monochromatic, with shades of black and beige. Airplanes are faintly sketched in the sky. The overall scene conveys chaos and soldiers advancing through a war-torn area.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on Arches laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.84 × 24.77 cm (7 13/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.61 × 30.64 cm (9 11/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1239

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Falk 1984, no. 219

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

1984

  • Falk, Peter Hastings. Lester G. Hornby: Painter-Etcher, Including a Checklist of the Artist's Etchings. Madison, Connecticut: P. Hastings Falk Fine Art Research, 1984, p. 12, no. 219.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: At Cunel / A "Dog Fight" in the Air / L.G. Hornby / Meuse-Argonne 1918; lower left in graphite: At Cunel.; lower right in graphite: L.G. Hornby

Markings

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

Watermarks

Arches (FRANCE) [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q77015123

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