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Pencil and watercolor sketch of a flat aviation field with low hangars under large cumulus clouds, framed in a wide mat.

Aviation Field near Toul

A wide pencil and watercolor sketch shows a row of low hangar and barrack buildings along a flat horizon beneath a towering bank of cumulus clouds. Soft grey tones and loose lines give the sky most of the sheet, with the field occupying a thin strip at the bottom edge.

Artist
Smith
Date
1918-06
Medium
pencil (overall production method/technique) watercolor (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 2529 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 2006).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

Español: Campo de aviación cerca de Toul, boceto de 1918

Un amplio boceto a lápiz y acuarela muestra una fila de hangares y barracas bajas a lo largo de un horizonte plano, bajo una gran masa de nubes cumulus. Los tonos grises suaves y los trazos sueltos ocupan la mayor parte de la hoja, mientras el campo aparece en una franja delgada en la parte inferior.

Português: Campo de aviação perto de Toul, esboço de 1918

Um amplo esboço a lápis e aquarela mostra uma fileira de hangares e barracões baixos ao longo de um horizonte plano, sob uma grande massa de nuvens cumulus. Tons cinzentos suaves e traços soltos ocupam a maior parte da folha, enquanto o campo aparece em uma faixa estreita na borda inferior.