Armin Landeck

Parthenon No. 1
1928

An etching depicting a vertical view through a series of dilapidated, stacked arches, showing the intricate stonework and the decay of an ancient structure. The perspective is from the ground looking up, with the closest arches appearing larger and the successive ones receding into the distance. The artwork captures the texture of the stones and the play of light and shadow within the architectural ruins.
An etching depicting a vertical view through a series of dilapidated, stacked arches, showing the intricate stonework and the decay of an ancient structure. The perspective is from the ground looking up, with the closest arches appearing larger and the successive ones receding into the distance. The artwork captures the texture of the stones and the play of light and shadow within the architectural ruins.

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Date
1928

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 13/16 × 4 15/16in. (35.1 × 12.5 cm) Plate: 12 1/8 × 3 13/16in. (30.8 × 9.7 cm)

Accession number
86.68.55

Edition
Ed. 15 | Second state, Incomplete edition 100

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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