The Basilica of War

1916

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

This is a drawing of an industrial interior filled with machinery. The scene features a large room with gear-like machines along both sides. The perspective leads the viewer down the length of the hall, with heavy contour lines suggesting overhead cranes. The shading and line work highlight the scale and complexity of the machinery, as well as the industrial setting's grandeur. The precise lines and detail indicate the artist's focus on the technical aspects of industrialization.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6862

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 447


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022561

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