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Painting of a dark-hulled ship with several funnels at night, lit by orange lights of small boats alongside it on blue water.

Coaling a Transport at Night

A large dark-hulled troopship with multiple funnels and rigging sits on calm blue water at dusk, its side lit by orange glow from coaling lighters and boats alongside. Thick, loose brushstrokes build a moody night sky above a painted paper sheet with a wide cream margin.

Artist
Aylward
Date
ca. 1919
Medium
painted (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 3009 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1924).
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: Carbonear un transporte de noche

Un gran transporte de casco oscuro, con varias chimeneas y jarcia, se alza sobre agua azul en calma al anochecer, con su costado iluminado por un resplandor anaranjado de chalanes y botes. Pinceladas gruesas y sueltas crean un cielo nocturno melancólico.

Português: Carvoejamento de um transporte à noite

Um grande navio de transporte de casco escuro, com várias chaminés e cordame, repousa sobre água azul e calma ao anoitecer, com o costado iluminado por um brilho alaranjado de chatas e botes. Pinceladas grossas e soltas criam um céu noturno melancólico.

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