Christ Church, St. Louis

1919

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

This image shows an elevated view overlooking a cityscape with a blurred horizon covered in haze. The city structures align with the horizon. In the center, a prominent structure with spires is silhouetted against a sky filled with swirling clouds. The style is impressionistic, with sketchy brushstrokes creating a soft focus effect. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of grey and black to contrast the dark buildings with the lighter sky. Additional distant buildings are faintly visible in the misty background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6949

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 593


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022647

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