Mad House, November 13

1929

James N. Rosenberg

Associated Names
James N. Rosenberg

Artist, American, 1874 - 1970

The image displays sharp, jagged lines and abstract shapes. Dark forms resembling cliffs or mountains are on either side, drawing the viewer's eye upwards. At the top, there are shadowy bird-like figures soaring through a turbulent sky. Below, numerous human faces with exaggerated features and expressions fill the space, evoking a crowded and frantic scene. The elements merge to suggest a nightmarish landscape.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1964

  • Rosenberg, James N. 50 Lithographs. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1964, n.p., no. 13.

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. 27.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Twenty-Five copies made of this; lower center in graphite: To my friend Elmer Adler; lower right in graphite: James N. Rosenberg 1929

Wikidata ID

Q76443298

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