Description
Artist: Robert Landau
Title: Wiltern Theatre Ceiling
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 The composition isolates the complex 'Zigzag' ornamentalism of the auditorium ceiling, transforming the decorative environment into a formal study of geometric order. Sharp upward lighting dramatically elevates the plaster relief, emphasizing the kinetic energy of the radiating sunburst and repeating botanical forms. This precise perspective highlights the architectural prioritization of theatrical spectacle and chromatic contrast that defined Los Angeles's grand movie palaces during the early 1930s.
Collection: Art Deco | Los Angeles
Additional Details
- SKU:
- RLP26108
