Below Chestnut St. Bridge, Philadelphia

1884

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a perspective of a scene with ships docked on calm water. Two large ships are on the right side with detailed rigging, masts, and their reflections on the water. More ships are visible further out, along with other details like figures and moored boats on the dock. The horizon is low, with structures and ships in the distance. The sky has wispy clouds, and the entire image is rendered in detailed line work in a monochrome palette of black and off-white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6945

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1928, no. 88


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1928

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022645

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