Broadway, Above Twenty-Third Street

1904

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image depicts a city street lined with tall buildings. The perspective is eye-level, emphasizing the grandeur of the architecture. The sketchy pencil strokes convey movement and vibrancy. The monochromatic color palette and shading create depth. People and vehicles populate the foreground, becoming less detailed in the distance. The scene captures urban activity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.54 × 15.24 cm (8 7/8 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 29.37 × 20.16 cm (11 9/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1344

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 156

  • 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

1990

  • Haden, Whistler, Pennell: Three Master Printmakers in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1990, no. 89, repro

Bibliography

1931

  • Wuerth, Louis A. Catalogue of the Lithographs of Joseph Pennell. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1931, p. 53, no. 156.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jo Pennell

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012441

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