The Flying Locomotive

1917

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

This is an image showing a locomotive inside an industrial warehouse. The scene is depicted in monochrome, featuring a large indoor space filled with machinery and locomotives. The drawing showcases detailed shading, providing texture to the walls, floor, and equipment in the setting. A large steam locomotive is being lifted or moved by a crane system, with beams of light entering from high windows, emphasizing the industrial atmosphere of the space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7284

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 481


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022696

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