The Cut, Looking toward Ancon Hill

1912

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a vast railway construction site with mountains on both sides and a low horizon. The scene features line-based brushstrokes, creating a textured look. The hillsides on the left and right display structures and vegetation in dark tones. In the distance, outlines of mountains and clouds can be seen, adding to the atmosphere. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white to create contrast. Rail tracks extend into the scene, converging towards construction machinery and figures at the center.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6824

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 241


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022521

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