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Armin Landeck

Paris Metro

1955-1971

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Armin Landeck

Paris Metro

1955-1971

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet: 530 x 650 mm. (20 7/8 x 25 9/16 in.) Plate: 430 x 550 mm. (16 15/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Frances K. and George Alderson, Baltimore
Object Number 2015.229
Through the Campaign for Art, the Museum is fortunate to have acquired eleven prints by Armin Landeck, tripling the number of the artist’s prints in the collection. These four examples show how Landeck’s technique and style changed considerably over the course of his long career. "Manhattan Canyon" and "Manhattan Vista", created via a methodical system of delicate lines scratched into the plate, present dizzying, bird’s-eye views of Manhattan skyscrapers. Made some twenty years later, Chartres Cathedral and Paris Metro showcase the abstract web of strong, vibrating lines that Landeck laid over his subjects. The dynamism of this approach conveys something of the awe and inspiration the artist experienced in these places, whether through the sheer height and verticality of one of the most celebrated Gothic cathedrals or the cavernous, vaulted spaces of Parisian subway stations.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2015; George and Frances Alderson, Catonsville, MD
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," February 7-May 8, 2016.

Inscribed: Recto: below image left, in graphite: "Ed. 100"; below image right, in graphite: "Landeck 1971"; at lower left, in graphite: "K124"; at lower right, in graphite: "09-02-749" Verso: at lower left, in graphite: "Paris Metro"; at lower right, in graphite: "75"

Markings: None

Artist

Armin Landeck

American, 1905-1984

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