Joseph Pennell

Times Building and 42nd Street

1904 · Etching on ivory laid paper · Image: 30 × 21.3 cm (11 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Sheet: 32.8 × 22.8 cm (12 15/16 × 9 in.)

Times Building and 42nd Street, Pennell, 1904
Art Institute of Chicago

Pennell, Times Building and 42nd Street, 1904. Etching on ivory laid paper.

The Art Institute of Chicago · Gift of Mr. Honoré Palmer

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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