Magnificent Kensington

1904

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a cityscape with detailed architectural features from a slightly elevated point of view. A grand building with a large domed tower and ornate detailing dominates the lower quarter of the composition. Additional structures and trees are visible beyond the main building. The background displays a cloudy sky with soft, expressive lines, and the drawing is rendered in varying shades of black and grey, creating contrast between the architecture and sky. The style is linear with deliberate strokes capturing structural details and adding texture to the clouds and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.170

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1928, no. 292


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1928

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

Wikidata ID

Q65080048

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