Gleisdreieck

1921

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

This is a drawing of an industrial railway scene. Infrastructure with multiple railway tracks stretches into the distance. An elevated bridge structure supported by large pillars runs above the tracks. A large, ornate building with a high arched roof is visible in the background. Steam or smoke clouds rise in the sky. Various railcars and locomotives are depicted on different levels, conveying motion and activity. The scene is rendered in pencil, capturing the complexity of a transportation hub.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6814

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 612


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022511

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