Frederick Mershimer (b. 1958 American) "Looking East" a view from a rooftop of the Metropolitan Life and New York Life buildings lit up at night. Signed and dated 1988 in lower right corner, titled and numbered in lower left corner, in pencil 61/90. Color mezzotint and aquatint on paper, with hand-coloring. Medium is etching. Professionally matted and framed. Original label on back reads Gallery 71, Lexington Ave, NYC. Frederick Mershimer’s cityscapes are inspired by his Brooklyn home. With the mezzotint process he evokes the subtle shadows of the evening or of a recent snow and also the differing textures of concrete and brownstone. Mershimer is an important contributor to the revival and growing popularity of a 400 year old process once abandoned as too labor intensive. In Frame 17 1/2"x19"x1". Weight 4 ps 10 oz. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate.

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