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Watercolor and charcoal sketch of a harbor wharf with cranes, smokestacks, and a white ship, drawn in loose ochre and blue washes.

Double Decked Wharf

A pencil and watercolor sketch of a busy harbor wharf with tall cranes, smokestacks, and a white steamship behind a timber dock structure. Loose linework and soft washes of ochre and blue suggest a wartime port scene, with figures and cargo near the lower waterfront.

Artist
Aylward
Date
1919
Medium
paper (overall material) charcoal; watercolor (overall production method/technique)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
3178 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1919).
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: Muelle de dos niveles, Marsella, 1919, boceto

Un boceto a carboncillo y acuarela de un muelle portuario concurrido, con grúas altas, chimeneas y un barco de vapor blanco detrás de una estructura de madera. Trazos sueltos y lavados suaves de ocre y azul sugieren una escena portuaria de guerra, con figuras y carga cerca del muelle inferior.

Português: Cais de dois andares, Marselha, 1919, esboço

Um esboço a carvão e aquarela de um cais portuário movimentado, com guindastes altos, chaminés e um navio a vapor branco atrás de uma estrutura de madeira. Traços soltos e aguadas suaves de ocre e azul sugerem uma cena portuária de guerra, com figuras e carga perto do cais inferior.