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The Facade of the Parthenon, Sunset

1913

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names

Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows the Parthenon from a low angle, slightly left of center. The horizon is low with steps leading up to the Parthenon. In the distance to the left, another structure can be seen. The painting uses dense brushstrokes in black and white, creating a dramatic sky and texture on the structures. The color palette is grayscale, adding to the historic atmosphere. Closest to the viewer, rough stones lead the eye up to the ruins.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.6952
Catalogue Raisonné

Wuerth 1931, no. 333

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022650

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