Rouen, from Bon Secours
After a visit to the French cathedral towns of Rouen, Beauvais and Amiens in 1907, Pennell produced this sweeping river view where steep terraced slopes plunge at left, and a winding river leads the eye toward the distant city. The foreground is punctuated by man-made elements—bridges and a train viaduct—constrasting with the distant medieval city and its gothic towers. Within a year, the artist would move to New York and address the booming urban scene in America with a sensibility honed by appreciation for medieval precedents.
Artwork Details
- Title: Rouen, from Bon Secours
- Artist: Joseph Pennell (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1857–1926 New York)
- Date: 1907
- Medium: Etching and drypoint
- Dimensions: Plate: 7 11/16 × 11 15/16 in. (19.5 × 30.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 15 3/4 in. (26 × 40 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Lynne and Peter Esmay, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.386.2
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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