Drawing for "Jerusalem, Temple Mount"

1987

Philip Pearlstein

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Philip Pearlstein

Artist, American, 1924 - 2022

Graphicstudio

Publisher

The image shows a landscape view from an elevated position. The horizon line is high, revealing a vast terrain. Sparse black ink strokes depict trees and a dome-shaped structure. The brushstrokes are loose and abstract, creating a fragmented representation. The color palette is stark, with black lines on a white background, creating a striking visual impact.
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The image is a minimalist line drawing viewed from an elevated perspective, depicting a hilly landscape with scattered buildings and architectural elements. The horizon is positioned high in the image, offering a spacious view of the terrain and architectural forms. Within the distance, we see simplistic outlines of various structures such as a dome and an elongated colonnade. The brushstrokes are clean and sparse, offering a stark contrast between light and dark elements, with the structures and landscapes depicted in shadowed black against the white of the paper. The overall image stays monochrome.

Drawing for "Jerusalem, Temple Mount"

Philip Pearlstein, Graphicstudio

1987

Drawing for "Jerusalem, Temple Mount"

Philip Pearlstein, Graphicstudio

1987

The image contains an arrangement of various abstract shapes and lines scattered across the canvas. The shapes are composed of different colors such as light and medium grey, brown, black, and green, neatly labeled on the left side.

Drawing for "Jerusalem, Temple Mount"

Philip Pearlstein, Graphicstudio

1987

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lower left in brush and black ink: Black; lower left in pencil: DRK GRAY

Wikidata ID

Q64619501

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