The Marble Hall, Pennsylvania Station, New York

1919

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image depicts an interior space with an arched window and rows of columns. There are numerous small shapes indicating activity on the ground level. The high ceilings and architectural details like arches and columns highlight the vastness of the interior. The drawing suggests movement and light through impressionistic techniques. Shading and light lines create depth and grandeur in the architectural space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.215

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1928, no. 704

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • American Artists as Print Makers, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1963, no. 1962.

Bibliography

1928

  • Wuerth, Louis A. Catalogue of the Etchings of Joseph Pennell. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1928.

Wikidata ID

Q65080205

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