Moonlight in the Country

1951 (published 1952)

Armin Landeck

Associated Names
Armin Landeck

Artist, American, 1905 - 1984

The image features a cluster of wooden barns slightly off-center to the left. The suggested horizon is marked by the lines where the barns meet the ground, with rising hills in the background. The hills display geometric, overlapping shapes. The brushstrokes and lines are detailed and precise, akin to printmaking or etching, conveying texture and shadow. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing shades of gray and black. A bright sun shines in the upper left, casting distinct shadows. A barren tree with intricate branches extends upward near the barns, contrasting with the geometric forms. Additional slender trees and shrubs are visible in the distance, providing texture.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Moses Lasky, San Francisco, California; Lasky Charitable Lead Trust, New York, 2002; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 130, 170, no. 108.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 50/200; lower right in graphite: Landeck

Wikidata ID

Q77010168

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