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Joseph Pennell
Sunset, Acapulcocirca 1912

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Horizontal watercolor landscape of open water beneath a dramatic sky, with golden-yellow clouds, slate-blue cloud masses, a coral-red horizon band, and blue water below

Joseph Pennell, Sunset, Acapulco, circa 1912, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison Collection, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Joseph Pennell
Title
Sunset, Acapulco
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1912
Medium
Watercolor and pastel
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (22.23 × 29.21 cm) Image: 8 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (22.23 × 29.21 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison Collection
Accession Number
31.12.20
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick. American Art: a Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.
  • Curry, Larry. American Pastels And Watercolors. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1969.

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