DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

The White Tower

c. 1901

Artists

Joseph PennellArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 26.8 x 36.7 cm (10 9/16 x 14 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Leonard Clayton Gallery, New York, NY; sold to Grenville L. Winthrop, 1934; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1941.

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