Artwork preview

Print Shop, 1870

Perkins Harnly

National Gallery of Art

The image shows an interior scene of a print shop with a large printing press and various printing equipment. The color palette consists of muted tones of pink, brown, green, black, and gray, with some accents of red and a yellow poster. Positioned centrally is the large black printing press in the foreground, surrounded by other printing apparatus and tools on tables and shelves throughout the room. A cabinet is visible on the left, and a staircase with colorful posters and signs on the walls is in the background. Overhead, there is an ornate lamp with a green shade, and a clock on the right wall above shelves filled with paper and supplies.

Artwork Details

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
3221 × 4182 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original