A Billet at Peronne, watercolor sketch by J.A. Smith

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a stone building with a steep tiled roof and arched carriage entrance, seen across an open yard. A parked vintage automobile, small figures in uniform, and stacked timber sit in the foreground beneath a pale, washed sky. Warm earth tones and loose brushwork give the scene a quiet, sketched immediacy.

Artist

Smith

Date

1918-04

Medium

watercolor (overall production method/technique) pencil (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)

Size

4000 × 3810 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History