Armin Landeck
Manhattan Nocturne
1938

Name: Manhattan Nocturne
Brand: Armin Landeck
Price: 2400 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

A superb, richly-inked, early impression, in warm black ink, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with wide margins (1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inches). Signed in pencil and dedicated by the artist, 'For Chester Price from—' Signed and dated in the matrix, lower left. This exceptionally fine impression printed by the artist and gifted to his friend and fellow artist Chester Price. Slight glue discoloration from the original hinges on the top sheet edge, recto, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Presentation Print of the Society of American Etchers, 1938. In 1974 the artist extensively reworked the plate with engraving, retitling it 'Manufacturer’s Trust' (Kraeft 127). Exhibited and Reproduced: 'The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock,' Stephen Coppel, The British Museum, 2008; 'American Modern: Hopper to O’Keefe,' Kathy Curry and Esther Alder, Museum of Modern Art, 2013. Impressions of 'Manhattan Nocturne' are in over 30 museum collections including: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Georgetown University Library, High Museum of Art, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Fine Art Boston, New York Public Library, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Yale University Art Gallery. ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Wisconsin, Armin Landeck (1903-1984) was educated in New York at Columbia University School of Architecture. He made his first etching in 1927 and from that time on dedicated himself to printmaking. A trip to Europe in 1928-29 broadened his knowledge of graphic art techniques, and after his return to New York City, he joined with Martin Lewis and George Miller to found the School for Printmakers at Miller’s Fourteenth Street Studio. The subjects of Landeck’s work and his precise draftsmanship are informed by his architectural training but unlike other precisionist work of the period, his scenes of New York City are imbued with a soft, painterly quality and a luminous sense of space and light. During his acclaimed career, Landeck was awarded fifteen honors for printmaking including awards from National Academy of Design (1969), Guggenheim Fellowship (1962), Society of American Graphic Artists, and Boston Printmakers (1984). Landeck’s prints are held in numerous public and museum collections. Impressions of Manhattan Vista are in the permanent collections of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Georgetown University Library, High Museum of Art, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Indiana University Art Museum, Joslyn Museum of Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Yale University Art Gallery.

Creator:

Armin Landeck (1905-1984, American)

Creation Year:

1938

Dimensions:

Height: 7.13 in (18.12 cm)Width: 11.88 in (30.18 cm)

Medium:

Drypoint

Movement & Style:

American Realist

Period:

1930-1939