Lagoon, Venice – Historic Print
![Lagoon, Venice, [1909] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/63/63255ad80154-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Lagoon, Venice, a historic drawing rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Lagoon, Venice
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Pastel crayon on brown paper gives this view of the Venetian lagoon a warm, grainy surface, quite unlike the black-and-white lithographs Joseph Pennell is better known for. The reverse bears his pencil signature and a title, first written as "The Lagoon" and then crossed out in favor of "Lagoon, Venice." The date of about 1909 places it during the period when Pennell was illustrating Henry James's *Italian Hours*, and the catalog notes that this sheet belongs to a group of Venice drawings made at that time but not reproduced in the book. Gondolas and open water are its main subjects.
| Created / published | [1909] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on brown paper : colored pastel crayon ; sheet 22.3 x 28.5 cm. |
| Genre | Pastels (Visual works) 1900-1910.Drawings Color 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Inscribed on verso: Lagoon Venice, and The Lagoon [crossed out]. Reverse signature in pencil, LC: JoPennell. Wuerth, L.A. List of original drawings and paintings, follows indexed group of drawings published in James's Italian Hours with annotation: the following drawings done at this time, but not reproduced. Bequest; Joseph Pennell Estate; 1926-1937; (PR 06 CN 316.14). Forms part of: Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection. Conservation: Completed 8.98.810.4. Good condition. |
| Subjects | Gondolas--1900-1910. Lakes & ponds--Italy--Venice--1900-1910. Venice (Italy)--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,282 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219351 |
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