Storm Clouds above Manhattan

1935

Louis Lozowick

Associated Names
Louis Lozowick

Artist, American, born Ukraine, 1892 - 1973

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image displays a city skyline with skyscrapers of varying heights creating a jagged silhouette against the sky. The brushstrokes depict meticulous gradation of grey tones to convey depth and emphasize lighting contrasts. The color palette is limited to black, white, and grey. Above the buildings, swirling clouds fan out dramatically, capturing light.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 30 x 42.6 cm (11 13/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 36.1 x 51.2 cm (14 3/16 x 20 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.148

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1982, no. 126

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(E. Weyhe, Inc., New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; purchased October 10, 1973; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Flint, Janet A. The Prints of Louis Lozowick: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1982, no. 126.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: ARTIST'S PROOF; lower right in graphite: LOUIS LOZOWICK '35; lower left in image: printed artist's monogram

Wikidata ID

Q76347637

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