Old Million Eyes

1910

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows an array of large industrial buildings dominating the scene, with a grid-like pattern created by intersecting lines of their framework. The horizon is obscured by the tall buildings and distant mountainous forms. The brushstrokes are expressive and cross-hatched, lending a dramatic quality to the scene. The color palette is primarily black and white, creating a moody contrast between the dark buildings and light sky. The immediate foreground is rugged, leading up to the structures, while the background features mountainous terrain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7297

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 174


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022711

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