The Iron Gate, Charleroi

1911

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image displays an industrial scene from a direct frontal viewpoint. Railway tracks extend from the bottom of the image towards a distant horizon, with structures including a bridge with a latticework pattern obscuring the horizon. The brushstrokes in the image resemble etching or lithography, creating a textured effect. The color palette is monochromatic with contrasts of black and white, emphasizing the industrial theme. Smoking chimneys in the distance add to the industrial atmosphere conveyed through detailed line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7286

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 203


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022698

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