A View from the Terrace at Boucq
A View from the Terrace at Boucq
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- Description
- Pencil and watercolor sketch on beige paper. The work depicts a view toward the east from a terrace in Boucq, France. The terrace is set high above a valley or flat plain with small towns depicted in the distance. There are three planes and an American observation balloon in the sky.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918-06
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Ménil-la-Tour
- Physical Description
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sketch with frame: 11 13/16 in x 15 1/2 in; 30.00375 cm x 39.37 cm
- sketch without frame: 8 3/16 in x 11 3/16 in; 20.79625 cm x 28.41625 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25911
- catalog number
- 25911
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- World War I
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Military
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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