Octagon House Front Entrance

1923

J. J. Lankes

Associated Names
J. J. Lankes

Artist, American, 1884 - 1960

J. B. Lankes

Printer, American, 1915 - 2010

The image is a detailed woodcut print showing the entrance of a brick building. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, looking up at the front entrance with grand columns and steps. The focus is on the building's entrance and staircase. The technique uses finely carved lines and cross-hatching for texture and depth in the bricks and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, with dark ink contrasting the lighter paper. The staircase leads to a porch with two columns framing a doorway topped with a semi-circular window. The scene captures architectural details, balancing the structure on the right with a leafy area on the left.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the children of J.J. Lankes)

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.4 × 12.7 cm (6 1/16 × 5 in.)
    sheet: 27.31 × 18.26 cm (10 3/4 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3305

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lankes 1958, no. 224

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Durham, North Carolina; J. B. Lankes (the artist's son), Hampton, Virginia, 1960; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Lankes, J.J. Woodcut Record. Unpublished (College of William and Mary Special Collection), p. 5, no. 224.

Inscriptions

lower right in block: Lankes; lower left corner in black ink by unknown hand: PC1; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 224
text at bottom:
Printed from original wood cut by J. J. Lankes

Markings

stamped lower right in black ink: Del & Sculp:JJL:****:Imp:JBL / Reproduction Rights Reserved

Wikidata ID

Q77010214

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