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Approaching Storm, Manhattan by Armin Landeck
Approaching Storm, Manhattan
Armin Landeck
Title
Approaching Storm, Manhattan
Artist
Armin Landeck
1905 - 1984 (biography)Year
1937 printed later
Technique
etching and engraving
Image Size
9 x 8 1/4" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
100
Annotations
Ed 100 and dated 1937 after the signature; Anthony Kirk's embossed printer's chop in the lower left corner of the paper
Reference
LC 2, Kraeft 65, illustrated p. 53
Paper
antique-white wove
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
TILA105
Price
$3,500.00
Description
Manhattan's urban landscape provided Landeck with a rich source of imagery for his prints. In Approaching Storm, Manhattan, the view of the city is from a rooftop where the curved top of the ladder stands in contrast to the hard-edged buildings and their angular shadows.
Many artists were fascinated by what "modernity" brought to the landscape, and were able to see the beauty despite the beast. For this intaglio, Landeck was inspired by the hard angles of the skyscrapers and rooftops, contrasted with the random billowing clouds in the background. His use of etching and the engraving burin allows Landeck to create a direct, precisionist, crisp composition, using just lines.