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A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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![[New York from Brooklyn Bridge].](jpegs/4601.jpg)
[New York from Brooklyn Bridge].
J Pennell imp [signature in pencil].
[n.d. c.1908]. Limited to 120 impressions.
Etching. 214 x 280mm.
Joseph Pennell [1857 - 1926], painter, illustrator and etcher, was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Philadelphia Quaker parents, and briefly attended the School of Industrial Design now called the Philadelphia College of Art. He was a pupil in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts between 1878-80, and his unusual ability in etching was early recognized by his instructor, James L. Claghorn.
Wuerth:490
[Ref: 4601] £420.00
J Pennell imp [signature in pencil].
[n.d. c.1908]. Limited to 120 impressions.
Etching. 214 x 280mm.
Joseph Pennell [1857 - 1926], painter, illustrator and etcher, was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Philadelphia Quaker parents, and briefly attended the School of Industrial Design now called the Philadelphia College of Art. He was a pupil in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts between 1878-80, and his unusual ability in etching was early recognized by his instructor, James L. Claghorn.
Wuerth:490
[Ref: 4601] £420.00
![The City of Panama [titled in pencil lower right].](jpegs/22329.jpg)
The City of Panama [titled in pencil lower right].
JPennell [signed in pencil.]
[Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1912.]
Large lithograph from an edition limited to 50, scarce, sheet 655 x 525mm. 25¾ x 20¾". Foxing; laid on card.
View down onto the buildings of the old town of Panama City, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama, the southernmost country of Central America. It is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. The view is from the Tivoli Hotel, Ancon, the veranda to the right. Captioned in reverse in plate. From ‘Joseph Pennell's pictures of the Panama Canal', the artist's most famous lithographic series. In January of 1912, Pennell went to the Isthmus of Panama to draw the work on the canal for Century Magazine and London Illustrated News. There were 28 large lithographs in the series, issued in an edition of 50. Joseph Pennell (1857 - 1926) was a painter, illustrator and etcher, born in Pennsylvania, USA, the son of Philadelphia Quaker parents. He was a pupil in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts between 1878-80, and his unusual ability in etching was early recognized by his instructor, James L. Claghorn.
See Print Collector's Quarterly Oct. 1912 p.291. See Library of Congress 12023736.
[Ref: 22329] £480.00
JPennell [signed in pencil.]
[Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1912.]
Large lithograph from an edition limited to 50, scarce, sheet 655 x 525mm. 25¾ x 20¾". Foxing; laid on card.
View down onto the buildings of the old town of Panama City, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama, the southernmost country of Central America. It is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. The view is from the Tivoli Hotel, Ancon, the veranda to the right. Captioned in reverse in plate. From ‘Joseph Pennell's pictures of the Panama Canal', the artist's most famous lithographic series. In January of 1912, Pennell went to the Isthmus of Panama to draw the work on the canal for Century Magazine and London Illustrated News. There were 28 large lithographs in the series, issued in an edition of 50. Joseph Pennell (1857 - 1926) was a painter, illustrator and etcher, born in Pennsylvania, USA, the son of Philadelphia Quaker parents. He was a pupil in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts between 1878-80, and his unusual ability in etching was early recognized by his instructor, James L. Claghorn.
See Print Collector's Quarterly Oct. 1912 p.291. See Library of Congress 12023736.
[Ref: 22329] £480.00
![Cut towards Ancon Hill [titled in pencil lower right].](jpegs/22330.jpg)
Cut towards Ancon Hill [titled in pencil lower right].
J.Pennell [signed in pencil.]
[Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1912.]
Large lithograph from an edition limited to 50, scarce, sheet 485 x 635mm. 19 x 25". Foxing; laid on card.
View of construction work on the Panama Canal in Central America which joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships in the canal's early days to 14,702 vessels in 2008. From ‘Joseph Pennell's pictures of the Panama Canal', the artist's most famous lithographic series. In January of 1912, Pennell went to the Isthmus of Panama to draw the work on the canal for Century Magazine and London Illustrated News. There were 28 large lithographs in the series, issued in an edition of 50. Joseph Pennell (1857 - 1926) was a painter, illustrator and etcher, born in Pennsylvania, USA, the son of Philadelphia Quaker parents. He was a pupil in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts between 1878-80, and his unusual ability in etching was early recognized by his instructor, James L. Claghorn.
See Print Collector's Quarterly Oct. 1912 p.291. See Library of Congress 12023736.
[Ref: 22330] £550.00
J.Pennell [signed in pencil.]
[Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1912.]
Large lithograph from an edition limited to 50, scarce, sheet 485 x 635mm. 19 x 25". Foxing; laid on card.
View of construction work on the Panama Canal in Central America which joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships in the canal's early days to 14,702 vessels in 2008. From ‘Joseph Pennell's pictures of the Panama Canal', the artist's most famous lithographic series. In January of 1912, Pennell went to the Isthmus of Panama to draw the work on the canal for Century Magazine and London Illustrated News. There were 28 large lithographs in the series, issued in an edition of 50. Joseph Pennell (1857 - 1926) was a painter, illustrator and etcher, born in Pennsylvania, USA, the son of Philadelphia Quaker parents. He was a pupil in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts between 1878-80, and his unusual ability in etching was early recognized by his instructor, James L. Claghorn.
See Print Collector's Quarterly Oct. 1912 p.291. See Library of Congress 12023736.
[Ref: 22330] £550.00