The Balloon-Shed

1916

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image depicts a grassy field with a large aircraft hangar in the center. The horizon is low with distant low structures and terrain visible. The hangar has a wide entrance, leading to a dark interior. The artwork is created with graphite, showing sketchy pencil strokes for texture. The sky has small aircraft in flight drawn with quick strokes. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray and black. Grounded biplanes are scattered throughout the field.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7280

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 462


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022692

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