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Untitled (Rooftops)

c. 1936

John P. Heins

Associated Names

John P. Heins

Artist, American, 1896 - 1969

The image shows angular and pointed shapes with straight lines crisscrossing the composition in varying thicknesses. It has a resemblance to rooftops and chimney structures in urban environments, with conical spires and rectangular forms. The overlapping lines create a dense and compact cityscape view from above.

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Artwork overview

Medium

mezzotint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 155 x 118 mm
sheet: 497 x 325 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2415

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower right, John P. Heins

Wikidata ID

Q76455362

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