The Barge
- Date:
- 1919
- Medium:
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
A barge on a waterway — the essential working vessel of the European canal system, its flat-bottomed hull designed for the shallow, confined channels of the Low Countries and northern France. This 1919 Bruges series print focuses on the barge itself: its heavy timber construction, the practicality of its design, and the way it moves through the reflective canal with a slow, purposeful dignity. Brangwyn had long been drawn to working vessels and waterways, and Urushibara absorbed this interest into his own visual vocabulary.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Barge was created by Yoshijiro Urushibara (漆原木虫) in 1919.
The Barge depicts urban scenes, boats & ships, and rivers & lakes.