Falls Church Bridge

Description:

Oil landscape painting on canvas illustrating a bridge located in Falls Church, Virginia. The bridge is made of stacked stone. A red soil path leads to a distant hill where a figure and unknown structure are visible. The path in the foreground leads down to the stream. The stone supports and soil are conveyed in warm hues, while the grasses and water are conveyed in cool hues. The grass is portrayed using zigzags of heavily applied paint. Handwritten on the reverse reads, "Falls Church 1922."

• Title: Falls Church Bridge
• Creator: Mary Wilson Ball, 1892-1984
• Date: 1922
• Signature: MW Ball
• Signature Location: bottom right corner
• Culture: American
• School: Charleston Renaissance Movement
• Dimensions: H-9 W-12 inches

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• Collection: Works on Paper Collection
• Object Name: Mary Wilson Ball Artwork
• Other Name: Oil on Canvas
• Object Id: 1975.32.87

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