John Taylor Arms

Castles in the Air
1921

This is an etching of a tall, slender tower rising above a complex of ruined buildings with arches and staircases. The sky is filled with clouds and birds, and the scene conveys a sense of historical depth and decay. There is a signature at the bottom right corner.
This is an etching of a tall, slender tower rising above a complex of ruined buildings with arches and staircases. The sky is filled with clouds and birds, and the scene conveys a sense of historical depth and decay. There is a signature at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1921

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 17 9/16 × 12 3/4in. (44.6 × 32.4 cm) Image: 15 1/2 × 10 3/8in. (39.4 × 26.4 cm)

Accession number
74.86

Publication
Printed by Bolton Brown

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Aldis Browne Fine Arts, Ltd.

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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