Irving Trust, College of Insurance and a Flight into Newark

1986

Rackstraw Downes

Associated Names
Rackstraw Downes

Artist, American, born England, 1939

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows an urban scene with towering skyscrapers and smaller buildings. The horizon is positioned high in the image, with the buildings approaching the upper edge. The architecture includes a variety of building silhouettes. The artwork combines fine linework with shading for texture and depth. The color palette is muted, with pastel hues of light blue and beige. In the distance, there are trees and parked vehicles along the street.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color softground etching and aquatint on Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.5 x 45.7 cm (12 x 18 in.)
    sheet: 48.3 x 61 cm (19 x 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.164

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite below plate mark; lower left: AP 7; lower right: RD 86

Markings

blind stamp lower right: [chop of Crown Point Press]

Wikidata ID

Q75414255

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