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The Biggest Lathe in the World

Joseph Pennell

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of the interior of an industrial warehouse or factory setting. The artwork depicts a spacious room filled with machinery and equipment. Large pipes and metal structures dominate the foreground. The scene is rendered in pencil or charcoal, showing detailed shading and light and shadow effects. The perspective leads the eye towards the center and a distant point in the background, capturing the mechanical complexity and scale of an industrial setting.

Artwork Details

Date
1917
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
3777 × 2886 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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