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Blacksmith Shop

Perkins Harnly

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a blacksmith workshop with a central forge, an anvil on a wooden block, and large green wagon wheels. The color palette includes shades of brown, gray, metallic tones, red brick walls, and a hint of green. The forge is surrounded by tools and materials, with the anvil to the right. There is a wooden door on the back wall and a framed portrait on the left, above the wagon wheels. Tools are neatly organized on the right wall, and the ceiling has exposed beams.

Artwork Details

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
4021 × 3113 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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