1916
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Within the Furnaces is a 1916 ink by Joseph Pennell, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows tall industrial furnaces belching thick smoke against a dark sky. The smoke curls in thick, tangled lines, like scribbles from a giant pencil. Lithography lets the artist draw on stone with greasy ink. Then ink sticks only where the drawing was. Here, the rough lines make the furnaces feel rough and real. Look up Joseph Pennell to see more like this.
Joseph Pennell (July 4, 1857 – April 23, 1926) was an American draftsman, etcher, lithographer, and illustrator for books and magazines.
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