The Approach to Gatun Lock

1912

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a construction site with a bridge being built. The view is from above, showing the site, a river, and trees. The brushstrokes are detailed and sketch-like, depicting construction elements with dynamic lines. The color scheme is monochromatic, mainly in shades of gray, black, and white. Concrete structures with scaffolding, iron railway tracks, cranes, and construction work on the bridge are visible. In the background, there is a river, a far shore, and a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • Dow Chemical Portrayed, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, 2000, no cat. no.

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q64959795

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