The Girard Trust Company

1912

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image depicts an urban environment with city buildings seen from a street level. The composition features various architectural details framing the scene, with a central building having a classical look, including a domed roof and grand entrance. Surrounding skyscrapers are also prominently displayed. The artwork utilizes sketch-like brushstrokes with heavy textures and shading to convey depth and architectural intricacies. The color palette consists of varying intensities of black, gray, and white, emphasizing light and shadow. The scene includes numerous figures in motion or gathered in the foreground, adding dynamism to the overall composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6846

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 289


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022545

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