The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A horizontally oriented lithograph depicts a massive road roller within a stylized landscape of rolling hills. Dominating the left, a large cylindrical wheel with teardrop openings reveals mechanical shadows in soft gray tones. Beyond it, a smaller wheel sits beside a town of angular houses sprinkled across the receding slopes. In the lower right corner, a small dog stands on a curb. Soft shading defines the metallic contours and the countryside under a pale sky.

Roadroller

1931

Ross Eugene Braught

(American, 1898–1985)
America
lithograph
Sheet: 44.9 x 60.3 cm (17 11/16 x 23 3/4 in.); Image: 31.6 x 47 cm (12 7/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1999.101
Location: Not on view
  • estate of the artist
  • {{cite web|title=Roadroller|url=false|author=Ross Eugene Braught|year=1931|access-date=09 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.101