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Stock Exchange

1904

Joseph Pennell

(American, 1857–1926)
Culture
America
Medium
etching
Support
Tissue paper
Measurements
Sheet: 39.3 x 26.4 cm (15 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.); Platemark: 30.1 x 19.2 cm (11 7/8 x 7 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2012.283
Catalogue raisonné
Wuerth 331
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Pennell, who had lived in London for two decades, returned to New York in 1904 and was enraptured by the new forest of skyscrapers—symbols of America’s vitality, modernity, and importance in world business. When Pennell etched this view of the heart of financial America, the New York Stock Exchange on Broad Street, designed by George B. Post, had just been completed. It is the shortest building on the right with a facade of white marble Corinthian columns. The crowd clustered in the foreground is the outdoor Curb Exchange, brokers who could not get a place on the stock exchange. Pennell carefully inked and wiped the plate for this impression, leaving tone on the surface to create an atmospheric effect.
A vertically oriented etching in black ink depicts a view down a narrow street between towering skyscrapers. Dark, heavily inked buildings frame lighter structures and a low building with columns in the distance. Dense textures are created through fine lines and cross-hatching. A crowd of small figures is suggested by layered strokes in the foreground. The print is centered on tan paper with wide, uneven margins.

Stock Exchange

1904

Joseph Pennell

(American, 1857–1926)
America

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