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La Place, Beauvais

1907

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names

Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image depicts a market square from an elevated viewpoint. The horizon shows old buildings and a cathedral. The style is detailed with fine lines. The color scheme is limited to shades of sepia or brown. People in the square are engaged in market activities.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.6781
Catalogue Raisonné

Wuerth 1928, no. 481

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1928

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022477

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