Description
Los Angeles Architectural Photograph | Signed Limited Edition Print
A nocturnal photograph by Robert Landau of the 32-story Los Angeles City Hall tower, completed in 1928. Designed by John Parkinson, John C. Austin, and Albert C. Martin Sr. The pyramidal crown was modeled on the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
Artist: Robert Landau
Title: Los Angeles City Hall
Edition: Signed and numbered in the margin, archival pigment prints on 100% cotton watercolor paper, limited edition:
- 16X20, edition of 25
- 24X30, edition of 5
Curator's Note Emerging from a dark foreground of silhouetted foliage, the brilliantly lit concrete facade commands the vertical space. The composition relies on the stark contrast between the glowing, tiered ziggurat roofline and the deep, atmospheric night sky to emphasize the structure's monumental scale. This dramatic framing transforms a familiar civic center into a cinematic study of urban isolation and architectural grandeur.
Additional Details
- SKU:
- RLP26105
