J.J. Lankes

Near Lititz, Pa.
1923

A black and white etching depicting a traditional stone building with a steeply pitched roof next to a tall, narrow wooden tower with a hexagonal top. The scene is set against a backdrop of a cloudy sky, and there is a path leading past the building. Handwritten text at the bottom suggests the location as near Lititz, Pennsylvania, and includes a signature and date.
A black and white etching depicting a traditional stone building with a steeply pitched roof next to a tall, narrow wooden tower with a hexagonal top. The scene is set against a backdrop of a cloudy sky, and there is a path leading past the building. Handwritten text at the bottom suggests the location as near Lititz, Pennsylvania, and includes a signature and date.

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Date
1923

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodcut

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 9/16 × 7 13/16in. (26.8 × 19.8 cm) Image: 7 5/16 × 5 11/16in. (18.6 × 14.4 cm)

Accession number
96.68.195

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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J.J. Lankes
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