Wharton Esherick

of a great city
1927

A black and white woodcut print depicting an abstract cityscape with geometric buildings and a central figure standing on a rooftop. The perspective is exaggerated, with the buildings converging towards a vanishing point in the sky. The print is signed and numbered at the bottom, indicating it's part of a limited series.
A black and white woodcut print depicting an abstract cityscape with geometric buildings and a central figure standing on a rooftop. The perspective is exaggerated, with the buildings converging towards a vanishing point in the sky. The print is signed and numbered at the bottom, indicating it's part of a limited series.

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Date
1927

Classification
Prints

Medium
Wood engraving

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 17 7/8 × 12 3/4in. (45.4 × 32.4 cm) Image: 9 7/8 × 6 5/16in. (25.1 × 16 cm)

Accession number
96.68.97

Edition
Ed. 20

Publication
Printed by Wharton Esherick

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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