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Down and Up the Hills to the Bay, San Francisco

1912

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names

Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a cityscape with buildings lining a steep street. In the background, low hills meet water. The sky has clouds. The artwork appears to be an etching with fine lines. It is monochrome with shades of black and gray. Figures are seen on the street and in the distance, water and hills can be observed.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.6777
Catalogue Raisonné

Wuerth 1928, no. 631

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1928

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022473

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