Woman watching a man dangling from a balloon, pen drawing – Antique Print
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Description
Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of Woman watching a man dangling from a balloon, pen drawing. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Woman watching a man dangling from a balloon, pen drawing
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A woman stands in the foreground with her hand shading her eyes, gazing up at a man suspended beneath a balloon in this pen drawing. The scene belongs to the early days of ballooning in the United States, when ascents drew crowds to fairgrounds and open fields and performers sometimes hung from ropes or trapezes below the envelope for effect. Drawings like this one were often reproduced in newspapers and broadsides, so the artist's quick, hatched lines were built to read clearly at small size. Look closely at the crowd and the rigging to see how the artist used the spectator's point of view to build tension.
| Original scan | 1,024 × 818 px |
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| Reference | 2a14627u On my first trip, |
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