The Queensborough Bridge

1929

Louis Schmidt

Associated Names
Louis Schmidt

Artist, American, 1857 - 1935

The image shows a side view of a large truss bridge spanning from left to right. The upper portion of the bridge is made of metal beams, towering across the scene. The horizon is partially hidden by the bridge, with a cityscape visible in the distance. There are buildings and smoke in the background. The brushstrokes are linear, depicting the details of the bridge and surrounding architecture. The color scheme is monochromatic, with browns and dark sepia tones. The water below has ripple patterns and reflections of the bridge. Leafy branches frame the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.67 × 17.78 cm (10 1/2 × 7 in.)
    plate: 30.16 × 19.69 cm (11 7/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.96 × 28.73 cm (16 1/8 × 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.143.59

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purnell Art Company, Baltimore, Maryland; to Robert Stana and Thomas Judy, Washington, D.C., 1984; acquired 2018 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Louis Schmidt; lower right in graphite: Louis Schmidt / 1929; lower left margin in graphite: 73/125; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: The Queensboro Bridge.; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 15- / PAC-22062

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