Joseph Pennell - [The gold moon]

Italy, Venice. As described in Wuerth, "View from the Redentore, foreground heavily shaded, on opposite shore the Salute and other buildings in heavy gray mass against a brilliant rose and gold sunset sky and to the right a gold crescent moon. Colors, black, blue-gray, rose, yellow, cream, gray and orange, on bluish gray paper."
Inscribed on verso: ERP 40.
Wuerth annotated with R.
Wuerth, L.A. List of original drawings and paintings, Venice, no. 809, p. 12
Bequest; Joseph Pennell Estate; 1926-1937; (PR 06 CN 316.26).
Forms part of: Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection.
Conservation completed 8.98.810.37. Good condition.