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The image shows a bridge over a body of water, with dense foliage obscuring the horizon. Bold brushstrokes create a graphic quality, and the color palette consists of blues, greens, pinks, and whites. Figures on the bridge are partially hidden by tree branches, with simplified trees and shrubs in the foreground.
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The image shows a bridge over a body of water, with dense foliage obscuring the horizon. Bold brushstrokes create a graphic quality, and the color palette consists of blues, greens, pinks, and whites. Figures on the bridge are partially hidden by tree branches, with simplified trees and shrubs in the foreground.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Alfonso Umana

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24.9 × 21.5 cm (9 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" high; 16 1/4" long; 12 1/2" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8420
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower left in graphite: measuring scale; lower right: A. Umana

NGA object ID 20617. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.