Price: $300.00
SKU: 103816
ARTIST: Herbert Meyer
MEDIUM: Aquatint,
DATE: 1936.
EDITION SIZE: Edition Unknown. Image size 9 x 13 7/8" (22.9 x 35.2 cm).
DESCRIPTION: The aquatint From the Hotel Bossert, Brooklyn was executed by Herbert Meyer, an artist active in the early twentieth century whose work reflects a sustained interest in urban views and atmospheric cityscapes. Though less widely documented than some of his contemporaries, Meyer’s prints demonstrate a sensitivity to both architectural form and the transient effects of light and air within the modern metropolis. The subject is the view from the Hotel Bossert, a prominent early twentieth-century hotel located in Brooklyn Heights, long noted for its commanding vistas of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor. From this elevated vantage point, the composition typically encompasses a sweeping panorama of the waterfront, including piers, river traffic, and the distant skyline, capturing the relationship between Brooklyn and Manhattan at a moment of rapid urban development.
ADDITIONAL INFO: Signed, titled and dated in pencil.
CONDITION: Very good condition.
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