Battleship Coming Home

1917

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a seascape with ships and bridges, viewed slightly above the water. Two suspension bridges are visible in the distance, framed by ships below. The scene features textured brushstrokes indicating motion, with smoke from steamships adding atmosphere. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, gray, and white to emphasize light and shadow. A tugboat and a larger vessel are depicted close by, with smoke blending into the surroundings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6869

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 514


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022568

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