Joseph Pennell

St. Peter's, From Pine Street, Philadelphia

1920 · Etching on ivory wove paper · Image: 25.4 × 20.4 cm (10 × 8 1/16 in.); Sheet: 34.7 × 21.1 cm (13 11/16 × 8 5/16 in.)

St. Peter's, From Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pennell, 1920
Art Institute of Chicago

Pennell, St. Peter's, From Pine Street, Philadelphia, 1920. Etching on ivory wove paper.

The Art Institute of Chicago · Gift of Mrs. Albert L. Arenberg

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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