Joseph Pennell

Saint Paul's, Fleet Street, London

1905 · Etching and drypoint on ivory wove paper · Image: 24.1 × 18.9 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 30.8 × 21.4 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

Saint Paul's, Fleet Street, London, Pennell, 1905
Art Institute of Chicago

Pennell, Saint Paul's, Fleet Street, London, 1905. Etching and drypoint on ivory wove paper.

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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