Regarding his phenomenal cityscapes, Marcia L. Vose, Directory of Vose Contemporary remarked,

"I once joked to Joel that he is the modern day Canaletto . . . and we mused together what the great Venice artist (1697-1768) would have done in the contemporary world. But he’s not just a copyist. He has spent years developing the style of the old masters but has fused these techniques with modern aids to stretch in new ways. His art is his own—spellbinding, versatile."

Provenance:

Collection of the artist

Inscription:

(top stretcher) Joel M. Babb Quiet Afternoon, Back Bay, Boston 2016