Flatiron Building

Joseph Pennell

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a busy urban setting with tall buildings reaching into the sky, creating a vertical composition. The horizon is obscured by the merging structures and sky. The style features sketch-like brushstrokes, primarily made of fine, linear marks that imply movement and texture, akin to a pencil or charcoal drawing. The color scheme is monochromatic, with varying shades of gray providing a delicate presence. People are depicted as small, dark shapes close to the viewer, indicating a lively street scene, while architecture in the distance is lighter and more diffused against softly rendered clouds.