Evening Harbor Scene with Bridge (Mist on the Thames), from "L'Estampe Originale"
Pennell, a Philadelphia-born Quaker, spent the first two decades of his career abroad, living primarily in London, where he became a close associate of Whistler. Here, he manipulates the tonal possibilities of aquatint to show forms near the Thames obscured by mist--barges are moored at center, and the arches of a bridge stretches across the river near warehouses. The artist printed about thirty-five proofs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Evening Harbor Scene with Bridge (Mist on the Thames), from "L'Estampe Originale"
- Series/Portfolio: L'Estampe Originale, Album VIII
- Artist: Joseph Pennell (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1857–1926 New York)
- Publisher: André Marty (French, born 1857)
- Date: October–December 1894
- Medium: Etching and aquatint, printed in dark gray ink
- Dimensions: Plate: 8 1/4 × 10 7/16 in. (21 × 26.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 in. × 11 15/16 in. (25.4 × 30.3 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
- Object Number: 22.82.1-76
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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