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The Three Towers by Joseph Pennell

The Three Towers by Joseph Pennell

The Three Towers

Joseph Pennell

Title

The Three Towers

 
Artist

Joseph Pennell

  1857 - 1926 (biography)
Year
1921  
Technique
etching in a dark brown ink 
Image Size
10 x 6 15/16" platemark 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
unstated (probably 75 proofs) 
Annotations
signed and dated within plate in lower center; annotated: "H4 1865" in lower margin 
Reference
Wuerth 772 
Paper
antique-white wove with a large anchor in a circle watermark 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
PAKU158 
Price
SOLD
Description
An overview of midtown Manhattan in 1921, the image is a mirror image of the real view.