Gun Pit, No.II

1917

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

This is a drawing of an industrial interior. The image depicts machinery and equipment in a factory or heavy industrial setting. There are large mechanical elements like chains and gantries, pipes, and a cylindrical boiler or vat. The foreground shows more machinery, likely workbenches or control stations, with metalwork and coiled rope or cable. The drawing uses shading and cross-hatching for depth. The atmosphere is gritty and complex, emphasizing the presence of industry.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6935

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 493


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022635

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