Union Square

1904

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows an urban scene from an elevated point of view, overlooking a park with tall buildings in the distance. The horizon is blocked by the buildings. The drawing is done in a pointillist style with tiny dots forming the image. The color palette is monochromatic, with black and gray on an off-white paper. Trees with bare branches are in the foreground, along with walking paths and small figures in the park. Prominent buildings with architectural details are visible in the distance against a lighter sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.99 × 15.24 cm (10 5/8 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 31.12 × 20 cm (12 1/4 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1345

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 154

  • Series Title

    Iconophiles

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • American Lithographs from the Corcoran's Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 17

1982

  • American Impressionist Prints, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 17

1990

  • Haden, Whistler, Pennell: Three Master Printmakers in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1990, no. 87, repro.

Bibliography

1931

  • Wuerth, Louis A. .Catalogue of the Lithographs of Joseph Pennell. Little, Brown and Co: Boston, 1931, p. 53, no. 154.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: J. Pennell

Markings

embossed lower left: SHUTZE / DIE / MARKE / GOTT / [windmill]; stamped lower center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008858

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