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Beach scene (Final Sale)
Beach scene (Final Sale)
Beach scene (Final Sale)

Beach scene (Final Sale)

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by R.G. Harper Pennington

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Artist Statement

Using a combination of watercolor and gouache, R.G. Harper Pennington crafted this simple yet beautiful seascape. Though watercolor purists might have frowned upon the combination, the use of gouache allowed him to create more vivid highlights in the waves and the clothing of the woman and children on the beach. These spots of brightness bring life to the monochrome maritime scene.

James Whistler, Pennington’s painting mentor and role model, used a variety of media to create several beach scenes throughout his career. Perhaps this is Pennington’s own nod to his teacher’s work, and to the ever-inspiring ocean.

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+ Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
+ Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper unless noted
+ Handcrafted custom-framing is available

Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.

Medium:

Museo Portfolio Rag

Edition Structure:
10"x8" | edition of 20
14"x11" | edition of 100
20"x16" | edition of 25
24"x20" | edition of 10

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R.G. Harper Pennington

Roger Goodloe Harper Pennington was an artist born to a prominent Maryland family in 1854 (his mother descended from Charles Carroll, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence). In his work, he varied between the name "R.G. Harper Pennington" and simply "Harper Pennington". He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with the renowned Jean Leon Gérome, then traveled to Munich, where he joined American artist Frank Duveneck’s school. When the class moved to Italy for the winter, Pennington met his idol, the expatriate artist James McNeill Whistler. Pennington ultimately stayed in Venice to study with Whistler, and followed him... Read More
to London a few years later. His technique only improved under Whistler’s mentoring. Eventually the teacher and student became close friends, a relationship immortalized by their portraits of each other. When Pennington returned to the United States in the 1890s, he worked as an illustrator for books and magazines, staying in an artists colony in Newport, Rhode Island. He also had his own New York City studio. He frequently painted portraits of the American elite, but enjoyed making landscapes as well. Pennington passed away in 1920 in his native Baltimore.
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