Second Street Market, Philadelphia

1920

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows an urban scene with a low point of view, highlighting a busy market area. Buildings create a horizon line, contrasting with the sky. The sketch-style rendering features expressive brushstrokes capturing movement. Sepia tones and grey shades give a nostalgic feel. Figures are shown engaging in various activities near a market structure. Buildings in the distance expand the urban landscape, with a simple sky background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.219

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1928, no. 748

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • American Artists as Print Makers, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1963, no. 168.

Bibliography

1928

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

Wikidata ID

Q65080216

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