Yale Landscape

1972

Mark Karnes

Associated Names
Mark Karnes

Artist, American, born 1948

The image shows an elevated perspective of a cityscape with an architectural focus. The viewer appears to be looking down from an upper floor or rooftop of a nearby building. The composition features distant structures blocking the horizon, allowing rooftops to dominate the middle to upper part of the image. The horizon includes faint outlines of more buildings. The drawing style is detailed and precise, with carefully rendered lines creating accurate architectural forms. The image seems to be created with controlled pencil or pen work, with a clean and measured appearance. The color palette is subdued with light creams, beiges, and soft browns. Various buildings are visible, including brick buildings up close, a church-like structure with a tall steeple, and another building with a dome in the middle distance. The background shows a skyline under a soft atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with watercolor (browns) on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54.9 x 70.2 cm (21 5/8 x 27 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.899


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Yale Landscape 1972 M. Karnes

Watermarks

J. PERRIGOT ARCHES SPECIAL MBM (FRANCE)

Wikidata ID

Q64595379

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