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Joseph Pennell, The Coliseum from Trafalgar Square, London
Joseph Pennell, The Coliseum from Trafalgar Square, London
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Masterful rendering of London’s Coliseum in the early 1900s viewed from the iconic Trafalgar Square by Joseph Pennell.
Signed. An edition of this work is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Dimensions: 9.25 x 12 inches.
Medium: Etching.
Condition: Good used condition commensurate with age.
Joseph Pennell (1857 – 1926) is a Philadelphia-born American artist and printmaking legend. He studied at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art where he honed his skills as a lithographer, etcher, author, educator, lecturer, and illustrator. His artistic journey led him to London. He and his wife, Elizabeth Robins Pennell, collaborated on numerous travel books. Over his lifetime, Pennell crafted an impressive body of work, producing over 900 etchings and mezzotints and more than 600 lithographs, showcasing diverse subjects from the Panama Canal to English factories and Greek temples. Beyond his artistic talent, Pennell played a pivotal role in revitalizing printmaking and collecting, earning him the title of the dean of American printmaking. His works are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Signed. An edition of this work is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Dimensions: 9.25 x 12 inches.
Medium: Etching.
Condition: Good used condition commensurate with age.
Joseph Pennell (1857 – 1926) is a Philadelphia-born American artist and printmaking legend. He studied at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art where he honed his skills as a lithographer, etcher, author, educator, lecturer, and illustrator. His artistic journey led him to London. He and his wife, Elizabeth Robins Pennell, collaborated on numerous travel books. Over his lifetime, Pennell crafted an impressive body of work, producing over 900 etchings and mezzotints and more than 600 lithographs, showcasing diverse subjects from the Panama Canal to English factories and Greek temples. Beyond his artistic talent, Pennell played a pivotal role in revitalizing printmaking and collecting, earning him the title of the dean of American printmaking. His works are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
