1919
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The City Bridge, St. Louis [bottom] is a 1919 by American 20th Century, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bridge with crisscrossing metal beams over a river. Below, a city with small buildings and trees lines the shore. The lines are loose and quick, like a hurried drawing. The artist signed it "Tunnell" at the bottom right—likely the same name as the title. The style looks like it was made fast, maybe from memory or a quick look. Check out the technique: chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow work together.
This artist left just two photo-based prints of St. Louis bridges from 1919—sharp, straight-down views printed in ink on paper. Both shots lock onto the Eads Bridge and the City Bridge with a grid of vertical lines and…
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