City

1935

Gene Kloss

Associated Names
Gene Kloss

Artist, American, 1903 - 1996

The image depicts an urban landscape with tall buildings, a city skyline, and a sky with shades of dark and light. A skyscraper stands out in the center among other structures. The artwork uses a chiaroscuro technique to create contrasts between light and dark, with deliberate brushstrokes contributing to the texture of man-made structures and the sky. A building's rooftop close to the viewer shows a geometric pattern. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black, white, and gray emphasizing the urban environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint, aquatint, and roulette in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.78 × 35.4 cm (10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.02 × 43.02 cm (13 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2833

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kloss 1981, no. 329

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Taos, New Mexico; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Gene Kloss: Images of the American Southwest, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988-1989

Bibliography

1981

  • Kloss, Phillips. Gene Kloss Etchings. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Sunstone Press, 1981, pp. 46-47, 184, no. 329.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: City; lower right in graphite: Gene Kloss; lower right corner in graphite: Ed 30 - 1935

Wikidata ID

Q77012139

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