Study for Black Magic-New York

© Gerald K. Geerlings Estate

Study for Black Magic-New York

Currently not on view

Study for Black Magic-New York,

1928

Gerald Kenneth Geerlings, American, 1897–1998
x1970-37

Information

Title
Study for Black Magic-New York
Dates

1928

Maker
Gerald Kenneth Geerlings
Medium
Carbon pencil
Dimensions
25.3 x 16 cm (9 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Object Number
x1970-37
Place Depicted

United States, New York, New York

Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower right: Gerald K. Geerlings
Inscription
in graphite, lower center: Line drawing for etching-aquatint "Black Magic."
Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
carbon black, wove paper
Subject
skyscrapers, automobiles, cityscapes

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