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Paul Landacre
Amateurs1937

Not on view
Charcoal or graphite drawing of three figures on an industrial rooftop or ship deck, with dramatic dark shadows and billowing smoke in the upper right
Charcoal drawing of three figures on a rooftop, rendered in deep blacks and mid-grays with bold, sweeping strokes. At left, a seated figure rests chin on hand near a pipe and scattered tools; at center, a crouching figure leans over a rooftop structure; at right, a standing figure bends forward holding a bucket. Dark billowing clouds fill the upper background.
Artist or Maker
Paul Landacre
Title
Amateurs
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1937
Medium
Charcoal on onionskin paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 16 in. (30.16 × 40.64 cm) Image: 7 × 11 in. (17.78 × 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Landacre and Barbara McCreery
Accession Number
M.83.312.11
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Feinblatt, E., Zeitlan, J. and S.R. Bourrie. Paul Landacre: Prints and Drawings. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1983.

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