1919
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Eads Bridge, St. Louis [top] is a 1919 by American 20th Century, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bridge with tall stone arches spanning a river. The bridge has thick supports and a roadway on top, with buildings and trees in the background. The ground in front is empty, with a few scattered lines that look like sheep or people. The drawing is rough and loose, almost like a quick note. The artist used only pencil or pen strokes, with no shading or color. Next, check out the technique: chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow work in other sketches.
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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