The Temple by the Sea, Temple of Concord, Girgenti

1913

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image features a grayscale drawing of an ancient temple viewed from a frontal perspective, slightly off-center to the right. The temple is depicted as dominating the composition, standing on a slight rise with rugged terrain and stone debris in the foreground. The brushstrokes are detailed and textured, emphasizing the tactile quality of the stone structure and landscape. In the background, mountains can be seen, and the color palette consists of varying shades of grey and black, creating contrast between the temple's intricate shading and the lighter sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6788

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 316


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022484

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