Manhattan Vista

1934

Armin Landeck

Associated Names
Armin Landeck

Artist, American, 1905 - 1984

Mohammad Omer Khalil

Printer, American, born Sudan, 1936

The image shows an aerial cityscape view showcasing a cluster of multi-story buildings with flat rooftops, water towers, and chimneys. The viewpoint appears to be from a tall building, making the structures closest to us seem large. The buildings decrease in size as they extend into the distance. The style features precise linear details, giving depth and perspective, and repetitive geometric forms and patterns. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, white, and grey, creating a stark and graphic visual impact reminiscent of early 20th-century prints or etchings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.4 x 21.2 cm (10 x 8 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 37.8 x 35.5 cm (14 7/8 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.74

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kraeft and Kraeft 1994, no. 47

Artwork history & notes

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. 85, no. 47.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: LANDECK; lower left in graphite: Ed 100; lower right in graphite: Landeck 1934; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: K 47

Markings

blindstamp: Mohammad Omer Khalil?

Wikidata ID

Q74892051

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