Demolition, Lincoln's Inn Fields

c. 1919

Clifford Addams

Associated Names
Clifford Addams

Artist, American, 1876 - 1942

The image shows a dark and moody urban scene with buildings obscuring the horizon. Two silhouetted figures are on a rooftop, one holding a long pole, under a dark sky. A dimly lit window is visible on another building. The artwork features soft brushstrokes creating a somber atmosphere. The color scheme is mainly dark with subtle highlights. The few illuminated areas draw attention, like figures under an arched, glowing entranceway in the lower left corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.91 × 8.1 cm (4 11/16 × 3 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.208

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hausberg 1984, no. 46

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1984

  • Hausberg, Meg. Clifford Addams: Etchings and Drypoints. London: N.W. Lott & H.J. Gerrish, 1984, no. 46.

Wikidata ID

Q64954506

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