Richard Artschwager

Building Riddled with Listening Devices (Alpha)
1990

A black and white etching depicting a stylized urban landscape with swirling patterns in the sky and textured surfaces on the buildings and ground. A solitary figure is walking along a path, casting a long shadow, with trees and architectural structures in the background. The artwork has a dreamlike, surreal quality.
A black and white etching depicting a stylized urban landscape with swirling patterns in the sky and textured surfaces on the buildings and ground. A solitary figure is walking along a path, casting a long shadow, with trees and architectural structures in the background. The artwork has a dreamlike, surreal quality.

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Date
1990

Classification
Prints

Medium
Aquatint, etching, and drypoint

Dimensions
Sheet: 33 × 35in. (83.8 × 88.9 cm) Plate: 20 5/8 × 24in. (52.4 × 61 cm)

Accession number
90.36

Edition
20/60

Publication
Printed by Patricia Branstead, New York; published by Multiples, Inc.; published by Marian Goodman Gallery

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee and the Print Purchase Fund

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Richard Artschwager/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Richard Artschwager
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