View of New York

1932

Armin Landeck

Associated Names
Armin Landeck

Artist, American, 1905 - 1984

The image depicts a cityscape with skyscrapers. The horizon is high, where the detailed city meets the sky. Prominent buildings stand out against the sky's gradient, outlining the skyline. The artist uses detailed brushstrokes to emphasize the buildings' architecture. The composition has a monochromatic palette of grey and black. Rooftops with architectural details are visible, while the distant skyline appears less defined due to atmospheric perspective.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kennedy Galleries, New York); Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1964; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • The Urban Scene: 1920-1950, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

2020

  • American Modernism, National Gallery of Art, Washington, February 20–March 17, 2020 and June 18, 2021–March 2, 2022.

Bibliography

1991

  • Beall, Karen F., and David W. Kiehl. Graphic Excusrions: American Prints in Black and White, 1900-1950, Selections from the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: D. R. Godine, 1991, p. 39.

1994

  • Kraeft, June Kysilko, and Norman Kraeft. Armin Landeck: The Catalogue Raisonné of His Prints. Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 1994, pp. 73, 165, no. 37.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 10; lower right in graphite: Landeck; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: I 41490

Wikidata ID

Q76442957

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