The City Hall and Bridge across Market Street

1912

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows an architectural scene from a low angle, emphasizing the detailed facades of grand structures. The horizon is not visible. The drawing uses quick brushstrokes to create texture and depth in the buildings and sky. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black, gray, and white. Dark figures are visible in the foreground, while ornate building details and tall spires stand out.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6891

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 275

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • American Artists as Print Makers, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1963, no. 154.

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022590

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