Negro

1929

J. J. Lankes, after Rockwell Kent

Associated Names
J. J. Lankes

Artist, American, 1884 - 1960

Doremus and Co.

Publisher

Rockwell Kent

Artist After, American, 1882 - 1971

This is a painting of an industrial landscape with a contemplative figure. In the foreground, a figure is shown sitting on the ground with foliage around them. Mountains rise behind them, leading the eye to a distant factory with tall chimneys emitting smoke, set against a large, cloud-filled sky. The contrast between the natural and industrial elements is enhanced by the stylized clouds and bold lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the children of J.J. Lankes)

  • Dimensions

    image: 6.19 × 11.75 cm (2 7/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 14.29 × 18.73 cm (5 5/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3319

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lankes 1958, no. 617

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Durham, North Carolina; J. B. Lankes (the artist's son), Hampton, Virginia, 1960; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Lankes, J.J. Woodcut Record. Unpublished (College of William and Mary Special Collection), p. 12, no. 617.

1975

  • Jones, Dan Burne. The Prints of Rockwell Kent: A Catalogue Raisonné. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975, p. 192, no. 617.

Inscriptions

lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 617

Markings

stamped lower right in blue ink: Del: R.K. ** Sculp & Imp: J.J.L. / Reproduction rights reserved

Wikidata ID

Q77010240

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