City Lane
1945
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drypoint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 26 × 34.3 cm (10 1/4 × 13 1/2 in.) sheet: 39.4 × 49.5 cm (15 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.3012
Art Historical Context
**City Lane**, a captivating drypoint etching by American printmaker Armin Landeck, dates to 1945 and measures 26 × 34.3 cm on wove paper. Created at the close of World War II, this work exemplifies Landeck's mastery of urban realism, likely depicting a narrow city passageway alive with architectural detail and atmospheric depth. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Reba and Dave Williams Collection, it invites visitors to explore the everyday poetry of American cityscapes. Drypoint, Landeck's preferred technique, involves scratching directly into a metal plate with a sharp needle, raising...
About the Artist
Armin Landeck
Armin Landeck (1905–1984) was a master American printmaker whose architectural precision and mastery of light and shadow captured the geometry of urban and rural America. Born on June 4, 1905, in Crandon, Wisconsin, he displayed an early fascination with art and architecture. Landeck studied at the University of Michigan before transferring to Columbia University, where he earned a bachelor's degr...