Joseph Pennell Art
American, 1857-1926
Joseph Pennell, (born July 4, 1857, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. -- died April 23, 1926, Brooklyn, New York City), American etcher, lithographer, and writer who was one of the major etchers, teachers and book illustrators of his time.
After attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennell found work etching historic landmarks and illustrating travel articles and books for American publishers. In 1884 he went to Europe and settled in London. He produced numerous books, both as an author and as an illustrator, many of them in collaboration with his wife, author Elizabeth Robins Pennell. In London his friends included many of the most notable creative figures of the day, including the writers George Bernard Shaw and Robert Louis Stevenson and the painters John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler.
During his lifetime Pennell produced more than 900 etchings and mezzotints and more than 600 lithographs on architectural and landscape subjects ranging from the Panama Canal and Yosemite National Park to the factories of England and the temples of Greece. Pennell distinguished himself not only as one of America's most talented etchers but also as a promotional genius who helped to spur the revival of printmaking and print collecting during the first two decades of the 20th century. His publications include several books on drawing and printmaking, as well as a famous biography of Whistler that he wrote with his wife in 1908. Pennell moved back to the United States during World War I. He continued to make prints, and taught printmaking at the famous Art Students League.to
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Artist: Joseph Pennell
The Biggest of All; Telephone and Telegraph Building.
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Storrs, CT
The Biggest of All; Telephone and Telegraph Building. 1925. Etching. Wuerth 853. 9 7/8 x 11 7/8 (sheet 11 1/2 x 17 1/8). Edition probably 35. An atmospheric impression with plate tone, printed on antique laid paper...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Joseph Pennell Art
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Drypoint, Etching
$850 Sale Price
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Wren's City, by Joseph Pennell
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Palm Springs, CA
WREN'S CITY (Wuerth. 504) by Joseph Pennell (1857-1926) . Mezzotint, 1909, signed and inscribed imp. in pencil, edition of approximately 75. Fine rich impression and condition, trimm...
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Early 1900s Joseph Pennell Art
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Mezzotint
$2,500 Sale Price
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Standard Oil Building.
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Storrs, CT
Standard Oil Building. 1923. Etching. Wuerth 817. 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 (sheet 13 1/2 x 10 1/16). Edition probably 50. A glowing impression, printed by the artist on antique cream wove paper. Signed and annotated 'imp' in pencil. Housed in a 20 x 16-inch archival mat
proof printed by the artist. $875.
26 Broadway" is the home of the Standard Oil...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Joseph Pennell Art
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Etching
ACAPULCO
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926)
ACAPULCO 1901-08.
Colored pastel and gouache drawing on blue paper. Signed and titled in pencil in his early signature. Image 10 x 14 inches to just ab...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Joseph Pennell Art
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Pastel, Gouache
$1,320 Sale Price
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"Alhambra" original lithograph
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This impression on cream wove paper is from the deluxe Large Paper Edition of 500, published in 1896. This is one of the beautiful and subtle lithographs...
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1890s Joseph Pennell Art
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The Thames, 1894 - Victorian aquatint etching of London by Joseph Pennell
By Joseph Pennell
Located in London, GB
JOSEPH PENNELL
(1857-1926)
The Thames, 1894
Signed
Aquatint
Plate size 20.5 by 26.5 cm., 8 by 10 ½ in.
(frame size 42 by 46 cm., 16 ½ by 18 in.)
Pennell was born in Philadelphia where he studied at School of Industrial Art and the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1884 he was commissioned by the Century Magazine to supply a series of drawings of London...
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1890s Realist Joseph Pennell Art
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Aquatint
"Alhambra" original lithograph
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This impression on cream wove paper is from the deluxe Large Paper Edition of 500, published in 1896. This is one of the beautiful and subtle lithographs...
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1890s Joseph Pennell Art
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Lithograph
"The Pavement, St. Paul's" original etching
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1910 by K. K. Hof and the Staatsdruckerei of Vienna. Plate size: 8 1/2 x 11 inches (225 x 280mm). Sheet size: 11 x 15 1/2 inches. A nice, dark im...
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1910s Joseph Pennell Art
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Etching
The Times Building
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Middletown, NY
An early 20th century view of Times Square.
The Society of Iconophiles, 1904.
Lithograph in black ink on tissue-thin, laid Japon paper with an anchor and numeral 48 watermark, 8 3/...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Joseph Pennell Art
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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Lithograph
September Morning: The First Ferry.
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Storrs, CT
September Morning: The First Ferry. 1929. Watercolor. 10 1/8 x 13 (image and sheet). Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London. A misty, impressionist watercolor on French papier ved...
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1920s American Impressionist Joseph Pennell Art
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Watercolor
$5,200 Sale Price
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"Le Puy" original lithograph
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1897 and published in London for The Studio. Sheet size: 11 x 7 3/4 inches (282 x 199 mm). This impression on cream wove paper is embossed wit...
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1890s Joseph Pennell Art
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Lithograph
UP TO THE WOOLWORTH
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOSEPH PENNELL (1857- 1926)
UP TO THE WOOLWORTH 1915 (Wuerth 673)
Etching, signed in pencil. Early state before additional work, especially before extensive darkening in the sky. I...
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1910s American Impressionist Joseph Pennell Art
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Etching
STREET ACAPULCO
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926)
STREET ACAPULCO 1901-08. Color pastel and gouache drawing on blue paper. Signed and titled in pencil in his early signature. Image, 10 x 14 inches to j...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Joseph Pennell Art
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Pastel, Mixed Media, Gouache
$1,240 Sale Price
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Old Houses, Milbank Grosvenor Road London 1906
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Soquel, CA
Old Houses, Milbank Grosvenor Road London 1906
This an etching of Grosvenor Road Old Houses, done in 1906 by American printmaker and Whistler biographer Joseph Pennell (American, 18...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Joseph Pennell Art
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Handmade Paper, Etching
New Fish Market - NEW YORK
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926)
NEW FISH MARKET - (NEW YORK) 1921 (W 797)
Etching, Signed in pencil, edition probably 50. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Full sheet, ...
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1920s American Impressionist Joseph Pennell Art
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Etching
$375 Sale Price
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TOWERS AT NIGHT
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Portland, ME
Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926). TOWERS AT NIGHT. Wuerth 801.
Aquatint, 1922. Edition of about 40, per Wuerth. Signed in pencil. . 7 3/8 X 8 7/8 inches (plate), trimmed just out...
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1920s Joseph Pennell Art
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Aquatint
"Zaandam" original lithograph
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. The catalogue reference is Wuerth 66. Published in Vienna by Gesellschaft für Vervielfältigende Kunst in 1910. The image measures 8 x 11 1/2 inches (210 ...
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1910s Joseph Pennell Art
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Lithograph
BROADWAY TOWERS
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Portland, ME
Pennell, Joseph. BROADWAY TOWERS. Lithograph, 1904 Wuerth 151. Number 3 of a set of 12 images published by The Iconophiles Society in an edition of 100. 11 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches (image)...
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Early 1900s Joseph Pennell Art
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Lithograph
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Venice from the Sea
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Located in Middletown, NY
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Rebuilding the Campanile. No II. 1911. Etching. Wuerth 621. 9 5/8 x 12 1/2 (sheet 11 x 15 1/16). Edition probably 50. An unobtrusive foxing spot, some grubbiness in the margins. A fi...
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St Paul's from the River, 1894 - Aquatint of London by Joseph Pennell
By Joseph Pennell
Located in London, GB
JOSEPH PENNELL
(1857-1926)
St Paul’s from the River, 1894
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Sandpaper aquatint
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Christ Church, St. Louis.
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Storrs, CT
Christ Church, St. Louis. 1919. Lithograph. Wuerth catalog 593. Image: 21 1/4 x 18 (sheet approximately 24 1/8 x 18 1/8). Edition 20. Series: St. Louis...
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Joseph Pennell (1857-1926) - 1910 Etching, The Pavement at St. Pauls
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Corsham, GB
In this atmospheric etching, St Paul's Cathedral looms over lonely figures as they come and go in a fleeting Lowry-esque manner.
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Train Yard. St. Louis.
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Storrs, CT
Train Yard. St. Louis. 1919. Lithograph. Wuerth 591. 19 7/8 x 17 1/8 (sheet approximately 24 1/2 x 18 3/8). Edition 20. A fine impression on lMBM laid paper with full margins laid onto a backing board for support. There is a tiny spot just above the signature on the left. There is a slight bubble in the paper over the blindstamp of the Kamp Gallery, lower right. Signed in the stone and in pencil. Housed in a 31 3/4 x 21 1/8 x 1 3/8-inch wood frame with a gold fillet. A stunning presentation of this extremely scarce lithograph.
Pennell did 6 large lithographs of St. Louis.
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