The Panoramic View
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
PrintmakerScreen printed by
Unknown
Date1971
MediumSerigraphy; black printer's ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 20 1/8 x 23 7/8in. (51.1 x 60.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionScreen print of a drawing that is the final step in a series of increasingly-detailed depictions of the Manhattan skyline with the East River in the foreground. A variety of boats, including tugs, yachts, and ferries, are depicted in the river.
Object number2012.284.5753
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "1 PRINT - SAME SIZE"Verso, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "106% / 1 PMT- / PUT ON 18X24 / (WIDTH WILL BE 23 1/2")"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of the original drawing was included in Richard Welling's book, The Technique of Drawing Buildings, on pages 150-1. It illustrates the fourth and final step in a series detailing how to draw a panorama.
Date Note: The Technique of Drawing Buildings was published in 1971.
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