Cranes at Duisburg
Medium
architecture
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1948-131-2
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Cranes at Duis** (1910) by Josephell captures the towering industrial cranes of Duisburg, a bustling German port city on the Rhine River during Europe's rapid industrialization. Pennell, an American artist1857–1926) for his masterful prints and illustrations, often traveled to document architecture and urban scenes. Though based in England later in life, his transatlantic perspective infused works like this with a eye for mechanical marvels, highlighting humanity's engineering triumphs. Classified as architecture within the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, this piece reflects P...