Coal cars

The painting 'Coal Cars' is a splendid example of Genre painting, captured on a quality Canvas. The artwork prominently incorporates elements of Romanticism, portraying the Heroic Age of Industrial Society with vivid shadings of black bitumen. The use of bitumen, historically known as asphaltum, visualizes the integral role of coal in the evolving industrial landscapes. Derived from petroleum with a similar consistency to tar, the artist uses bitumen as an Oil paint base, taking advantage of its dense viscosity to create palpable depth and dimension in the pictorial representation of coal cars. The use of bitumen adds a unique, resonant quality to this stirring painting.