The Lost Balloon

William Holbrook Beard, The Lost Balloon, 1882, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1982.41.1
William Holbrook Beard, The Lost Balloon, 1882, oil on canvas, 47 3⁄4 x 33 3⁄4 in. (121.3 x 85.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1982.41.1
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Artwork Details

Title
The Lost Balloon
Artist
Date
1882
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
47 3⁄4 x 33 3⁄4 in. (121.3 x 85.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Travel — air — balloon
  • Landscape — weather — cloud
  • Landscape — mountain
  • Children
  • Figure group
Object Number
1982.41.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1982.41.1

Works by this artist (3 items)

William Holbrook Beard, The Runaway Match, 1877, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1977.55
The Runaway Match
Artist
Date1877
oil on canvas
Not on view
William Holbrook Beard, The Lost Balloon, 1882, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1982.41.1
The Lost Balloon
Artist
Date1882
oil on canvas
Not on view
William Holbrook Beard, Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches, n.d., oil on cardboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Corcoran Collection), 2020.20.12
Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches
Artist
Daten.d.
oil on cardboard
Not on view

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