Joseph Pennell, N.A. 1857-1926.
Available artwork: etchings, drawings, watercolors, aquatints, lithographs.
All works are signed in pencil unless indicated otherwise.
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Drawings and Watercolors.
The East River from the Brooklyn Waterfront. Watercolor on grey paper. 10 x 12. Signed, upper right. $3,500.
Etchings, Aquatints, Mezzotints.
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The Admiralty, Seen through the Archway of Old Scotland Yard. 1903. Etching. Wuerth 266. 11 x 8. Edition probably 50. $350.
Albert Hall. 1903. Etching. Wuerth 267.ii. 3 3/8 x 5 1/2. The image has been cut down from the plate and pasted onto a larger sheet. For a similar impression, see Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress, page 335. Two tears in the right-hand margin, one to outside the image. $175.
The Barber Shop.The Barber Shop. 1905. Etching. W 392. 10 7/8 x 8 9/16 (sheet 14 3/8 x 10 3/4). Edition probably 25. Printed on cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. Annotation on verso, in Pennell's hand, "Cote (report of imp. lithos)." Doodles on the front in the same crayon, probably by Pennell. A charming, Whistleresque image. Printed by Pennell. $450.
The Biggest of All; Telephone and Telegraph Building. 1925. Etching. Wuerth 853. 9 7/8 x 11 7/8 (sheet 11 3/4 x 17 1/4). Edition probably 35. An atmospheric impression with plate tone, printed on antique laid paper from an old book. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $850.
Church of St. Mary-le-Strand [London]. 1906. Etching. Wuerth 421. 6 x 3 5/8. The plate has been reduced from 10 x 8. THe original etching includes both the Church of St. Mary-Le-Strand and St. Clement Danes. The plate was cut into sections. The image above actually shows the Church of St. Clement Dane's. Pennell had previously etched that Church in the same year (Wuerth 411). Extremely rare proof and example of Pennell's working technique. $175.
The Elevated. 1921. Etching. W 789. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8. Edition probably 50. $950.
The 'El" and Trinity Building. 1904. Etching. W384. 11 1/2 x 7 7/8. Edition probably 75. $650.
The Foundations at the Saks Building. 1923. Etching. W 820. 12 1/4 x 9 1/4. Printed on laid paper from an old tome. Pennell, the master printer, used a sheet that was barely larger than the plate. Illustrated: Bryant, Joseph Pennell's New York Etchings, plate 70. Edition c. 60. Small margins. One of Pennell's most dramatic night scenes. St. Patrick's Cathedral is in the background. Signed in pencil. $850.
Lion Brewery, from the Embankment. 1903. Etching. W 237.i/ii before the plate was reduced. Trial proof, apart from the edition of 20 in this state (total edition about 40). $1,950.
Madison Avenue. 1923. Etching. Wuerth 11. 12 x 9 1/8. Edition probably 50. Illustrated: Bryant, Joseph Pennell's New York Etchings. $850.
Montague Terrace, Children Skating. 1924. Etching. W 832. 8 x 9 7/8. Series: Brooklyn Heights. Edition about 75. Illustrated: Bryant, Joseph Pennell's New York Etchings. $500.
An Orgy of Building. 1923. Etching. W 808. 12 1/4 x 9 1/4. Edition about 50. llustrated: Bryant, Joseph Pennell's New York Etchings. $850.
Park Lane. 1904. Etching. W 290.iii. Plate reduced to 5 1/16 x 3 1/2. $175.
Pittsburgh, No. III. 1909. Etching. Wuerth 385. 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 (sheet 10 1/8 x 14 7/8). Edition probably 60. Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Pennell. A very rich impression printed on antique laid paper from an old book. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $2,250.
Ponte Vecchio,Florence. 1883. Etching. Wuerth 54. 9 7/8 x8 (sheet 14 1/2 x 12 3/4). Edition probably less than 50 pencil-signed proofs (a later edition was published by Cassel in "the Portfolio"). Illustrated: Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress; Anderson, American Etchers Abroad 1880-1930. A very rich impression with careful tonal wiping, printed on fine laid paper. Signed in pencil. $550.
Sogno Mio, No. II. 1920. Etching. Wuerth 761. 10 x 11 7/8 (sheet 12 1/4 x 15 7/8). No published edition. Private plate, etched for John F. Braun, Esq., Merion, Pennsylvania. A very rich impression, printed in sepia ink on heavy cream wove paper with wide margins. Signed in pencil. A rare proof of this elegant Italianate home. $550.
St. Paul's over Temple Stairs. 1905. Etching. W 380.ii. 5 1/2 x 3 5/16. After the plate was reduced, but before publication in the Gazette des Beaux Arts. $175.
Standard Oil: Staten Island. 1909. Etching and aquatint. W 536. 5 1/2 x 12. Edition probably 50. $1,500.
Sunlight Soap. 1905. Etching. Wuerth 385. 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 (sheet 10 1/4 x 15 1/2). Edition probably 50. A carefully-wiped impression printed on fine cream-colored paper from an old book. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $750.
Sunset from Williamsburg Bridge. 1915. Etching. W 674. 8 1/2 x 11. Edition 100. Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Pennell. Signed in pencil. $2,000.
The Telephone and Telegraph Foundation. 1924. Etching. Wuerth 827. 12 7/8 x 8 7/8 (sheet 15 3/16 x 9 7/8).Private plate, etched for McKenzie, Vorhees and Gmelin.. An atmospheric impression with plate tone, printed on antique laid paper from an old book. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $950.
West Door, St.Paul's. 1903. Etching and aquatint. W 272. 11 x 8 3/4. Edition probably 50. $1,250.
The Woolworth Building. 1915. Etching. Wuerth 675. 11 7/8 x 7 3/8 (sheet 15 x 9 1/4). Edition about 100. Signed in pencil. A rich, tonal impression printed on antique laid paper from an old volume. The inking and wiping suggest a misty morning. $1,500.
Lithographs
The Garden of the Generalife. 1896. Lithograph. W37. 6 3/4 x 5. Spanish series. As published in Washington Irving, The Alhambra, 1895. Edition 500. Unsigned. $75.
Mystery of the Mist. 1910. Lithograph. W 178. 17 3/8 x 11 1/4 (sheet 20 3/4 x 14). Edition 25. Niagara Falls series. A fine impression on the full sheet of watermarked laid paper, printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $750.
Nassau Street. 1904. Lithograph. W 158.10 11/16 x 6 1/4. New York series. Commission for the Society of Iconophiles. $350.
The New Bay of Baiae. 1913. Lithograph. W 372. 16 1/2 x 21 5/8. Series: Carrara, the Marble City. Edition 25. First plate issued by the Senefelder Club, London. Collector' seal: Heinrich Stinnes. $5000.
The Travellers, Charleroi. 1911. Lithograph. W 202. 22 1/4 x 17 7/8. Edition 24. Belgium series. $550.
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