Albert Lorenz, The Renaissance Reborn, 2001.
Albert Lorenz
1941-2023
The Renaissance Reborn. 2001.
Ink, crayon and watercolor on paper, adhered to board.
Signed and dated in lower right.
Illustration for a puzzle manufactured by SunsOut Puzzles, 2001.
28 x 39 1/2 in. (71.1 x 100.3 cm.)
Additional Details
Provenance: Artist's estate.
A native New Yorker, Albert Lorenz received his undergraduate degree in 1965 from Pratt Institute and his masters in Architecture from Columbia University in 1969. He began his illustration career in 1970, working as a freelance artist for magazines before founding his own studio in 1971. Lorenz taught illustration at Pratt Institute for thirty years and retired as Distinguished Professor in 2004. He has received numerous honors including the Gold Medal from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators for his book Metropolis: Ten Cities Ten Centuries.
This collage evolved from an unused commission depicting an aerial view of Manhattan, which the artist transformed by adding ornate, vividly colored Renaissance architecture rising dramatically from the modern cityscape. Surrounding the composition is an illustrated border that traces key historical events before, during, and after the Italian Renaissance, creating a richly layered juxtaposition of past and present.
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Albert Lorenz
1941-2023
The Renaissance Reborn. 2001.
Ink, crayon and watercolor on paper, adhered to board.
Signed and dated in lower right.
Illustration for a puzzle manufactured by SunsOut Puzzles, 2001.
28 x 39 1/2 in. (71.1 x 100.3 cm.)
Additional Details
Provenance: Artist's estate.
A native New Yorker, Albert Lorenz received his undergraduate degree in 1965 from Pratt Institute and his masters in Architecture from Columbia University in 1969. He began his illustration career in 1970, working as a freelance artist for magazines before founding his own studio in 1971. Lorenz taught illustration at Pratt Institute for thirty years and retired as Distinguished Professor in 2004. He has received numerous honors including the Gold Medal from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators for his book Metropolis: Ten Cities Ten Centuries.
This collage evolved from an unused commission depicting an aerial view of Manhattan, which the artist transformed by adding ornate, vividly colored Renaissance architecture rising dramatically from the modern cityscape. Surrounding the composition is an illustrated border that traces key historical events before, during, and after the Italian Renaissance, creating a richly layered juxtaposition of past and present.
Condition: Please contact the Specialist for the auction to request a condition report.
Condition reports and additional images are provided as a courtesy and should be used by you to aid in the formation of your own opinion regarding condition. All material is sold subject to Swann's standard Terms and Conditions of Sale as published in our catalogues and posted on our website, and include the following terms: (1) all property is sold "as-is"; and (2) works cannot be returned on the basis of condition.
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32% up to
$100,000.00
27% up to
$1,000,000.00
17% above
$1,000,000.00
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