La Place, Beauvais
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 represents a market in the main square of Beauvais, northern France, with merchants and shoppers near rows of covered stalls. Behind the square are peaked-roofed buildings and the gothic cathedral. The artist printed about thirty-five proofs before destroying the plate.
Artwork Details
- Title: La Place, Beauvais
- Artist: Joseph Pennell (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1857–1926 New York)
- Date: 1907
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 10 15/16 × 8 11/16 in. (27.8 × 22 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/8 × 9 7/8 in. (39 × 25.1 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.802
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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