Steam Shovel at Work in Culebra Cut

1912

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image depicts an industrial site with a railway track, construction materials, and large machinery resembling a crane or excavator. Smoke is billowing from the machinery. There are rock formations and vegetation to the left. In the distance, a train travels along the tracks on a ridgeline, emitting smoke. The brushstrokes are dynamic, with broad sweeps and cross-hatching, creating an impressionistic feel. The color palette is monochromatic, using varying shades of black and gray to convey depth and texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7291

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 232


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022705

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