The Harrow Inn

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a street scene from an elevated perspective, with tall buildings on either side. The horizon is obscured by the buildings, with a distant spire visible. The artwork uses loose, impressionistic brushstrokes in a grayscale palette to depict the urban setting. The ink wash technique suggests light and shadow, with faded highlights indicating reflections on wet pavement where people are walking. The composition has a darker tone towards the edges, drawing the viewer's eye towards the center for heightened contrast and depth.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with gray wash on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.5 × 25.3 cm (14 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.7.100


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., May 1984.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: The Harrow Inn (underlined) / Candlemakers Row; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: p.44 / Hogg (?); upper center verso in graphite by unknown hand: [Lit?] Landmark / Old Harrow Inn / Candle makers Row; upper right in graphite by unknown hand: No. 17; center left verso in graphite: 3 1/2 mount; lower right verso in graphite: By JO PENNELL

Wikidata ID

Q64591327

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