The Cut from Culebra

1912

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a scene from an elevated perspective looking down into a valley or a construction site within a mountainous landscape. The composition features steep hills or mountains on both sides, with intricate linework creating texture and depth in black and white. In the foreground, there are railway tracks with a steam engine and construction materials, while in the distance, the tracks lead towards the hills. Swirling clouds or smoke fill the sky, and the overall color palette is monochromatic with dark lines and lighter areas creating contrasts.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7296

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 234


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

  • Wuerth, Louis A. Catalogue of the Lithographs of Joseph Pennell. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1931.

Wikidata ID

Q65022710

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