The Old Print Shop

New York Public Library.

  • ARTIST: B. J. O. Nordfeldt

  • MEDIUM: Drypoint,

    DATE: c. 1907-1911.

  • EDITION SIZE: Edition Unknown. Image size 9 7/8 x 12" (25.1 x 30.5 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: The subject of the print is the New York Public Library Main Branch, the monumental Beaux-Arts building on Fifth Avenue, designed by Carrere and Hastings and opened in 1911. At the time Nordfeldt produced this work, the structure was either newly completed or nearing completion, representing one of the most significant civic architectural achievements in New York.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Signed in pencil bottom center.

  • CONDITION: Good condition, some minor light toning.

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