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New York among the skyscrapers

New York among the skyscrapers
 (1908)

Medium
etching, soft-ground etching and drypoint
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1909
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching, soft-ground etching and drypoint
Measurements
28.0 × 21.6 cm (plate) 32.7 × 23.9 cm (sheet)
Edition
only state; edition of 75
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.l.: New York Among the Sky Scrapers
inscribed in pencil l.c.: J(centre dot)Pennell (underlined)
Accession Number
475-2
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1909
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Architecture Cityscapes
Subjects (specific)
bird's-eye views cast shadows Middle Hudson River (river) New York (inhabited place) ships skyscrapers United States (nation) urban landscapes

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Essay
An Australian student of Frank Brangwyn: Jessie C. A. Traill in London and Belgium, 1907–1908
Essay
Prints of fortune: Hubert Herkomer’s 1891–92 etching purchases for the National Gallery of Victoria

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