Paestum, Evening

1913

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

A view of an ancient temple, likely a Greek or Roman structure, is depicted. The perspective is slightly elevated, showing the front and one side of the temple with columns and shadows. The horizon is low, with part of the building reaching into the sky. Fine pencil strokes create texture, and a monochromatic color palette of various gray tones conveys depth. In the distance, a smaller structure is visible, and a clear sky serves as the backdrop. Light pencil strokes suggest a pathway leading to the temple.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6786

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 331

  • Series Title

    Land of Temples

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 237.

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022482

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