The Big Bug

1916

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

This is a drawing of an aircraft in a hangar. The image shows a large propeller-driven aircraft inside a hangar. The aircraft's propellers are prominently featured in the foreground, partially obscuring the view. The hangar's structural elements, beams, skylights, and shadows are visible, giving the drawing depth. Figures around the aircraft suggest activity or maintenance. The background shows a landscape, potentially a runway or airfield, with indistinct details. The artwork uses a monochromatic palette with shading techniques to convey texture and atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6917

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 463


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022617

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