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Giants & Dwarfs.

  • ARTIST: Karl Dehmann

  • MEDIUM: Etching,

    DATE: c. 1921.

  • EDITION SIZE: Edition Unknown. Image size 10 5/8 x 7 5/8"

  • DESCRIPTION: The etching Giants & Dwarfs was executed by Karl Dehmann (1866–1930), an artist recognized for his architectural and urban imagery that often explores the visual contrasts inherent in the modern city. Working during a period of rapid transformation in New York, Dehmann developed a body of prints that examine the relationship between historic structures and the rising scale of twentieth-century architecture. It also suggests a deliberate juxtaposition of monumental and diminutive forms, typically interpreted as a contrast between towering skyscrapers and smaller, older buildings.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Signed in pencil lower right.

  • CONDITION: Very good condition.

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