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Gerald Kenneth Geerlings (American, 1897-1998)
Black Magic, 1928
Etching/aquatint on paper, 11-11/16 x 6-9/16 in.
Signed in pencil at lower right: Gerald K Geerlings. Titled in pencil at lower left: Black Magic.
Gift of the Artist in Memory of Mr. Henry H. Saylor. 1971.10.1
Superbly rendered buildings and streets provide a stage for the movement of small cars and even smaller figures in the distance. Here, the night sky envelopes the extreme height of the buildings, while the glow of street lamps and car lights illuminate the lower lying facades, instilling the composition with a complex sense of both the transitory and permanent nature of an evening in the city.
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