Art, literature & historyLocomotives Watering
1932
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- oil and tempera on panel
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 61 x 91.4 cm (24 x 36 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1979.64
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
Locomotives Watering — Reginald Marsh. 1932.
Medium: oil and tempera on panel. Dimensions: Unframed: 61 x 91.4 cm (24 x 36 in.).
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
The title of Reginald Marsh’s painting refers to the process of refilling the water supply for a steam locomotive, a task taking place at left. Fascinated by trains and their attendant activities, the artist made sketches for this scene at the Erie Railroad yard in Jersey City, NJ.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.