Steel Bars for Shells

1916

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image depicts the interior of a spacious industrial building, likely a warehouse or factory. Various figures and long, cylindrical objects are scattered across the floor, leading the eye into the distance where more similar forms are visible. The horizon is obscured by beams and structures extending beneath the roof, which frames the scene. The ceiling features a skeletal framework with a suspended crane hook. The illustration uses a monochromatic palette of black lines on white paper to emphasize structure and form through shading and hatching techniques, creating a dynamic industrial setting with high contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6886

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 421


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022585

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