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Joseph Pennell Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

American, 1857-1926
Joseph Pennell, (born July 4, 1857, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. -- died April 23, 1926, Brooklyn, New York City), American etcher, lithographer, and writer who was one of the major etchers, teachers and book illustrators of his time. After attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennell found work etching historic landmarks and illustrating travel articles and books for American publishers. In 1884 he went to Europe and settled in London. He produced numerous books, both as an author and as an illustrator, many of them in collaboration with his wife, author Elizabeth Robins Pennell. In London his friends included many of the most notable creative figures of the day, including the writers George Bernard Shaw and Robert Louis Stevenson and the painters John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler. During his lifetime Pennell produced more than 900 etchings and mezzotints and more than 600 lithographs on architectural and landscape subjects ranging from the Panama Canal and Yosemite National Park to the factories of England and the temples of Greece. Pennell distinguished himself not only as one of America's most talented etchers but also as a promotional genius who helped to spur the revival of printmaking and print collecting during the first two decades of the 20th century. His publications include several books on drawing and printmaking, as well as a famous biography of Whistler that he wrote with his wife in 1908. Pennell moved back to the United States during World War I. He continued to make prints, and taught printmaking at the famous Art Students League.
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Artist: Joseph Pennell
ACAPULCO
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926) ACAPULCO 1901-08. Colored pastel and gouache drawing on blue paper. Signed and titled in pencil in his early signature. Image 10 x 14 inches to just ab...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Joseph Pennell Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Gouache

STREET ACAPULCO
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926) STREET ACAPULCO 1901-08. Color pastel and gouache drawing on blue paper. Signed and titled in pencil in his early signature. Image, 10 x 14 inches to j...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Joseph Pennell Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Mixed Media, Gouache

"View of Manhattan and the Woolworth Building" Joseph Pennell, New York Scene
By Joseph Pennell
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Pennell View of Manhattan and the Woolworth Building, East River, circa 1915 Signed lower right Watercolor with white bodycolor on paper 10 x 12 3/4 inches Provenance Arader ...
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1910s Ashcan School Joseph Pennell Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

September Morning: The First Ferry.
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Storrs, CT
September Morning: The First Ferry. 1929. Watercolor. 10 1/8 x 13 (image and sheet). Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London. A misty, impressionist watercolor on French papier ved...
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1920s American Impressionist Joseph Pennell Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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