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Conestoga Wagon

H. Langden Brown

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a covered wooden wagon with large wooden wheels and a canvas cover. The color palette is mainly muted and earthy, with shades of brown and beige dominating the scene. The wagon fills the frame, with details visible including the spokes of the wheels and the texture of the canvas. The left side of the wagon points slightly forward, providing a view of the wheel structure and hitching mechanism extending to the left.

Artwork Details

Date
1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
4598 × 3349 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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