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Forty-Second Street

Joseph Pennell

National Gallery of Art

The image is an etching showing an urban scene with a bustling street surrounded by buildings. The street converges towards a vanishing point in the distance. The etching has a sketch-like style with fine lines and stippling. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of black and white. There are multi-storey buildings and an elevated rail structure in the background, with pedestrians and carriages in the foreground.

Artwork Details

Date
1904
Medium
etching
Dimensions
2869 × 4323 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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