The Cliffs of the Trinity

1913

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image depicts a landscape with towering rock formations dominating the scene. The ground is rugged and textured, leading the eye towards the rock pillars in the center. A structure or building is perched atop one of these rocks. The background shows the horizon above the structure, with clouds and sky stretching out beyond. The artwork features detailed brushstrokes adding texture to the rocks. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of charcoal or ink, emphasizing the contrast between the rocks and the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    image: 42.55 × 55.25 cm (16 3/4 × 21 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 46.36 × 58.1 cm (18 1/4 × 22 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1343

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 354

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

1990

  • Haden, Whistler, Pennell: Three Master Printmakers in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1990, no. 94, repro.

Bibliography

1931

  • Wuerth, Louis A. Catalogue of the Lithographs of Joseph Pennell. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1931, p. 130, no. 354.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: J Pennell; lower left in litho crayon by unknown hand: 4

Markings

stamped center left verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

Van Gelder Zonen / [image of a figure standing on a globe, waving scarf overhead]

Wikidata ID

Q77012439

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