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Evening in the Munitions Country

1916

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names

Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows an industrial landscape with smokestacks, factory rooftops, and chimneys against a gray and black monochromatic background. Train tracks are visible in the foreground, leading towards the center where buildings and smoke towers are prominent. The brushstrokes are fine and intricate, creating a dense atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.6799
Catalogue Raisonné

Wuerth 1931, no. 432

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022495

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