Skyscrapers, New York

1978, printed 1979

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

This image shows an urban landscape with a cluster of buildings viewed from a lower angle. The buildings vary in architectural styles, materials, and colors, creating a geometric and structured composition. The muted color palette includes shades of gray, beige, and brown, with textures and shadows adding depth and contrast. Soft lighting enhances the architectural details and layers in the scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard W. and Susan R. Gessner, Massillon, OH; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 1980; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by unknown hand, top left, partially cut off: [L19?]; bottom left in orange pencil reversed: V; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left in graphite: 1980.105.21; by unknown hand, bottom right corner: #43

Wikidata ID

Q64154915

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