Joseph Pennell
(1857-1926)
"The Foundations - Building a Skyscraper," 1910
Lithograph on ivory paper, watermark Ingres d'Arches MBM
From the edition of 25
Signed in pencil in the lower margin, at center: Pennell; with the Heinrich Stinnes purple ink collector's stamp in the lower margin, at left; titled in pencil, verso; titled again and dated on a label affixed to the frame's backing paper
Image: 22.5" H x 17.375" W; Sheet: 24.875" H x 18.625" W
Provenance: Estate of Dr. Heinrich Stinnes, Cologne, Germany (Lugt 1376a)
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, NY

Literature: Wuerth 192

Other Notes: This lot is sold together with an invoice and descriptive information about the print from the Kennedy Galleries, Inc.., New York, NY, dated June 11, 1986.

Dr. Heinrich Stinnes started collecting prints before the First World War and was known to have the "best and richest" collections in Germany. He started with collecting German prints and later transitioned to collecting modern prints from foreign artists. According to the Frtis Lugt, 'Collectors' Marks on Prints and Drawings,' online catalog, "He searched mainly for the first proofs and possessed in all about 200,000 sheets among which shone rare states of C. Pissarro, K. Kollwitz and E. Munch. In 1911 this passionate amateur acquired, from the A. W. Heymel collection, all the sheets of Toulouse-Lautrec, a rich series that included the rarest and that he completed again making it unique."

Overall good condition. Full margins with deckled edges. Very pale light staining. Handling creases scattered primarily throughout the margin edges, the largest measuring 9" horizontally along the upper margin edge and slightly affecting the image. Four small horizontal tears along the right margin edge. Remnants of white tape at the margin corners and right margin edge, and areas of pale tape staining near the margin corners, all verso. The sheet is hinged to the overmat with two pieces of white tape, on the verso of the upper margin edge.

Framed under glass: 30.25" H x 24" W x 1" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.