New York Skyscrapers (Manhattan from Brooklyn) by Hermann Struck
New York Skyscrapers (Manhattan from Brooklyn)
Hermann Struck
Title
New York Skyscrapers (Manhattan from Brooklyn)
Artist
Hermann Struck
1876 - 1944 (biography)Year
1920
Technique
drypoint and etching in a brown/black ink
Image Size
9 3/4 x 11 3/4" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower left
Edition Size
65 of 150
Annotations
pencil editioned
Reference
Paper
ivory laid Japanese
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
19066
Price
$750.00
Description
This drypoint and etching of the Manhattan skyline from Brooklyn was done by German artist Chaim Aaron ben David, known as Hermann Struck, while on a trip to the USA. Struck was a member of the Seccession and a teacher of Chagall, Corinth, Liebermann, Ury and many others. Best known for his portraits he also was a competent landscape etcher. Struck immigrated to Palestine in 1922 and lived there the rest of his life.