Coal Breaker on the River

1910

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows an industrial landscape with various buildings and structures clustered along a riverbank. A set of railroad tracks runs beside the river, leading to a large factory complex in the distance. Dark, textured clouds fill the sky above the scene, contrasting with lighter areas. The composition is rendered in monochrome, with intricate lines creating depth and atmosphere. The style appears to be lithographic, emphasizing a gritty, industrial aesthetic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6964

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 170


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022663

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