Central park Idyll

Art © The Fritz Eichenberg Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Central park Idyll

Currently not on view

Central park Idyll,

1936

Fritz Eichenberg, 1901–1990; born Cologne, Germany; died Peace Dale, RI; active New York, NY
x1941-21

Information

Title
Central park Idyll
Dates

1936

Maker
Fritz Eichenberg
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
block: 20.3 x 15.4 cm. (8 x 6 1/16 in.) sheet: 28.9 x 22.4 cm. (11 3/8 x 8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Federal Art Project, W.P.A. Loan
Object Number
x1941-21
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, New York, Central Park

Signatures
In graphite, lower right below image: Fritz Eichenberg In wood block, lower right: Eichenberg
Inscription
In graphite, lower center: Central Park Idyll In graphite, lower right: 14 5/8 x 17 3/4 / 19
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped in ink, lower left: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC/ WPA Watermarks , lower left to right: BASINGWERK PARCHMENT stamped in ink, verso : Princeton 41-21
Culture
American
Type
wood engraving (process), oil paintings, prints
Techniques
wood engraving (process)
Subject
men, birds, ponds, trees, skylines, figures (representations), forests

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