Temple Bar

1885

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a bustling urban street with buildings adorned with advertisements and signage. A tower of a larger building is visible against the skyline. The style of the image is an etching with fine, detailed lines creating a textured appearance. The scene includes a large pedestal with a winged figure, people in motion, and a monochromatic color palette of black, white, and gray. Light and shadow are used to enhance depth, and there are reflective surfaces suggesting wet conditions.

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1928

  • Wuerth, Louis A. Catalogue of the Etchings of Joseph Pennell. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1928.

Inscriptions

recto: lower right in graphite: Joseph Pennell; bottom right in later hand in graphite: 5507; verso: lower right in later hand in graphite: MG-84-9-Het-30;

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Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q76456485

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