Below Chestnut Street Bridge, Philadelphia
1884 · Etching on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory card (chine collé) · Plate: 30.2 × 24.8 cm (11 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.); Primary support: 29.6 × 24.1 cm (11 11/16 × 9 1/2 in.); Secondary support: 44.3 × 35.1 cm (17 1/2 × 13 7/8 in.)
Pennell, Below Chestnut Street Bridge, Philadelphia, 1884. Etching on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory card (chine collé).
The Art Institute of Chicago · The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
How to look at a Pennell
- Find the lightest and darkest passage. Measure the distance between them. It is usually small.
- Count the repeated elements (windows, arches) and notice that no two are drawn identically.
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