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Rose Clouds,
ca. 1922–26
Joseph Pennell, American, 1857–1926
x1969-177
In 1921, Pennell returned permanently to the United States, settling into an apartment in Brooklyn Heights that afforded panoramic views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor. The artist studied the shipping in the East River and atmospheric effects at all times of the day and night from his living room window, capturing the view in numerous oil, watercolor, and gouache paintings reminiscent of Whistler’s evocative twilight and night scenes.
Information
Title
Rose Clouds
Dates
ca. 1922–26
Maker
Medium
Gouache and watercolor
Dimensions
27 x 33 cm (10 5/8 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David H. McAlpin, Class of 1920, and Mrs. McAlpin, in memory of Professor Clifton R. Hall
Object Number
x1969-177
Place Depicted
United States, New York, New York, New York Harbor
Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower left: Joseph P
Inscription
in graphite, on verso upper left: Rose Clouds
Culture
Type
Materials
- "Acquisitions 1969", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 29, no. 1 (1970): p. 16-27., p. 25
- John Wilmerding et al., American Art in the Princeton University Art Museum: volume 1: drawings and watercolors, (Princeton: Princeton University Art Museum; New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press, 2004), p. 180, fig. 2
