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A fascination with the industrial landscape, factories and large machinery is a common theme in a number of Gross's paintings and drawings. This painting, dedicated to his love Olina, is a very rare work from his Group 42 period. His membership placed his work in context with civilization. After the group disbanded due to the conflicting opinions of its members, he almost completely stopped painting for several years. The lingering influence of Cubism, which influenced his work in the 1930s, is evident in the earthy tones used in the painting. The theme of a gasometer, especially the one in Prague-Libeň, first appeared in his drawings in as early as 1931, which he drew by flashlight under the covers while he was performing his military service at Prague-Invalidovna.