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Storm behind the Acropolis

1913

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names

Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a landscape with an elevated viewpoint, showcasing the Acropolis and the Parthenon on a rocky hill. In the background, there are distant hills and a sky with detailed, swirling clouds. The color palette is mainly monochromatic, focusing on textures and structures in varying shades of black and white. The terrain is rugged, sloping towards the central hill with ruins scattered along the path leading to the Acropolis.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.6975
Catalogue Raisonné

Wuerth 1931, no. 344

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022674

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