The Shops at Night, Changing Shifts

1916

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image depicts a night-time cityscape with a high horizon and a dark, industrial area below. The sky is textured and hazy, blending into the urban structures. The artwork utilizes dense, textured brushstrokes to create an atmospheric effect. Large cranes and a partially illuminated building are visible to the right, with a strong contrast of light and shadow. The color palette is mainly black and gray, creating a somber ambiance. Light from the building casts subtle glows in the darkness, adding to the scene's mood. The artwork conveys a cityscape at night with mist or smoke present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6821

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 450


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022518

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