The Keel

1917

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

This is a detailed drawing of a ship under construction in a shipyard. The scene shows the ship being built within a framework of scaffolding and cranes. The drawing includes intricate details of the ship's structure, scaffoldings, and industrial components. The use of lines and shading creates a complex, bustling atmosphere typical of an active shipyard. The perspective is centered on the ship's bow, with the surrounding framework providing scale and depth to the setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6818

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 503


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022515

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