Le Stryge

1893

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a cityscape from a high vantage point. A detailed stone gargoyle perches on a building ledge, overlooking the city. The horizon is high in the image, offering a broad view of the city below. In the distance, a tower rises among the buildings. The artist uses fine etched lines to create texture for the gargoyle and the city. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, white, and grey. The sky has softly rendered clouds contrasting with the sharp architecture of the city.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6784

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1928, no. 207


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1928

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022480

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