Accession Number
1986/2.64.4

Title
Image

Artist(s)
Philippe LeJeune

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1985

Medium & Support
aquatint and etching on Stonehenge paper

Dimensions
19 15/16 in x 25 7/16 in (50.64 cm x 64.61 cm);11 in x 14 1/8 in (27.94 cm x 35.88 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Claire Spitler


Subject matter
As part of a portfolio created by the women-led studio "Tiger Lily Press," LeJeune's work shows the innovative printmaking techniques highlighted in this portfolio. The second group edition, produced at the 4th Street studio of the Press in Cinncinati, was titled "IMAGES" and was a compilation by six artists who self-published, packaged, and distributed the edition to various museum collections, including UMMA. The other artists included in the porfolio were Joan Effertz, Charles Grund, April Foster, Mary Mark, and Barbara Young. This work is characteristic of LeJune's work from this time period. He was interested in depicting city buildings and skylines and often used soft, pastel tones.

Physical Description
This print shows an image of a portion of a skyscraper building. The building has alternating rows of light and dark grey-blue windows, which fade into shades of purple towards the top. In the background, orange and yellow sky with grey clouds is visible and a small smoke stack can be seen in the distance. The print is numbered (l.l.) "7/20" and signed (l.r.) "leJeune" in pencil.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
aquatint (printing process)
buildings
cities
clouds
modern and contemporary art
pastel (color attribute)
sky
skyscrapers