The Lithographs of Richard Day

1932

Richard Day and Merle Armitage

Associated Names
Richard Day

Artist, American, born Canada, 1896 - 1972

Merle Armitage

Author, American, 1893 - 1975

Weyhe Gallery

Publisher

The image on the left features a series of geometric shapes and intersecting lines. These shapes form a shadowy silhouette resembling a combination of a boat and a building, with lines extending from it. The use of light and shadow gives the image a sense of depth, while the angular lines evoke maritime or architectural structures. On the right page, the text reads "THE LITHOGRAPHS of RICHARD DAY By MERLE ARMITAGE" with additional publication information below.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with one lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (closed): 31.12 × 23.5 × 0.95 cm (12 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.1426

Associated Artworks

Boat on the Ways

Richard Day, Paul Roeher, Weyhe Gallery

1929

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Armitage, Merle. The Lithographs of Richard Day. New York: E. Weyhe, 1932.

Inscriptions

colophon in red ink: number 218

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