Joseph Pennell: career timeline

American · 1857–1926 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 33 of 107 lots (31% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Joseph Pennell: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1880s32$845Sign upEtching
1900s1710$325Sign upEtching
1910s105$325Sign upOther
1920s32$743Sign upEtching

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1880s 3 works

Sold
2 of 3
Median
$845Sign up
Average
$845Sign up
Typical size
10 × 17.5 in (25 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Etching (1), Gouache (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects
—

1900s 17 works

Sold
10 of 17
Median
$325Sign up
Average
$510Sign up
Typical size
9 × 7 in (23 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Etching (10), Other (6), Engraving (1)
Subjects
Markets & villages (3), Figures & portraits (3)
Show 5 more (1900s)

1910s 10 works

Sold
5 of 10
Median
$325Sign up
Average
$297Sign up
Typical size
9.5 × 11.5 in (24 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Other (5), Etching (3), Lithograph (2)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (1), Markets & villages (1), Sunsets & night (1)

1920s 3 works

Sold
2 of 3
Median
$743Sign up
Average
$743Sign up
Typical size
8.5 × 7.5 in (22 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Etching (1), Aquatint (1), Other (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

74 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$213Sign up
Average
$213Sign up
Typical size
8.5 × 10.5 in (21 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Etching (2)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 34 works

Sold
6 of 34
Median
$186Sign up
Average
$256Sign up
Typical size
8 × 10 in (21 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Etching (25), Lithograph (4), Engraving (2)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (2), Landscapes (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 22 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 38 works

Sold
12 of 38
Median
$275Sign up
Average
$344Sign up
Typical size
10 × 11 in (25 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Etching (21), Other (7), Lithograph (6)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (5), Markets & villages (1), Sea & coast (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 26 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Joseph Pennell auction results →