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Manhattan Vista

1934

Armin Landeck

Associated Names

Armin Landeck

Artist, American, 1905 - 1984

The image shows an urban landscape from a high viewpoint. A series of tall buildings spread out into the distance, leading to a dense cityscape with smaller structures. The artwork features precise and linear brushstrokes creating an architectural style. The color scheme is predominantly gray and black, lending a dramatic effect. Near the forefront, a large flat roof with two circular structures and a small boxy building stands out. This leads to a concentration of skyscrapers, streets, and blocks. In the background, streets with uniform buildings converge and fade away.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 25.1 × 21.5 cm (9 7/8 × 8 7/16 in.)
sheet: 37.5 × 35.7 cm (14 3/4 × 14 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3014
Catalogue Raisonné

Kraeft and Kraeft 1994, no. 47

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1994

Kraeft, June Kysilko, and Norman Kraeft. Armin Landeck: The Catalogue Raisonné of His Prints. Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 1994, p. 85, no. 47.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: LANDECK; lower left in graphite: Ed 100; lower right in graphite: Landeck 1934.

Wikidata ID

Q76551245

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