Armin Landeck

Locomotive
1936, printed 1976

A monochromatic artwork depicting a steam locomotive approaching head-on with its headlight illuminated. The image conveys a sense of motion and industrial era ambiance, with telegraph poles and railway signals faintly visible in the background. The scene is shrouded in darkness and steam, adding to the dramatic effect. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.

A monochromatic artwork depicting a steam locomotive approaching head-on with its headlight illuminated. The image conveys a sense of motion and industrial era ambiance, with telegraph poles and railway signals faintly visible in the background. The scene is shrouded in darkness and steam, adding to the dramatic effect. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.

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Date
1936, printed 1976

Classification
Prints

Medium
Aquatint and drypoint

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 1/16in. (23.8 × 17.9 cm) Plate: 6 7/16 × 4 7/8in. (16.4 × 12.4 cm)

Accession number
86.68.41

Edition
Ed. 100

Publication
Printed by Armin Landeck

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Helen S. Tankersley

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Armin Landeck
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