Lot 275 — “Chicago Water Tower,” Ken Moriarty, 1991, Matted Print
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Lot 275 — “Chicago Water Tower,” Ken Moriarty, 1991, Matted Print

The old Water Tower under a sliver of moon, signed Ken Moriarty and dated 1991, in a black mat.

Artist
Ken Moriarty (signed in the image and in pencil)
Dimensions
Not yet measured
Materials
Print on paper, pencil inscriptions, black mat; no frame or glass

Pickup only, South Loop dockNo shipping on this piece. Ye collect it at the dock in Chicago’s South Loop, and ye pick a pickup time once it’s paid for.

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Description

The Chicago Water Tower drawn in dense, scratchy black line, with a crescent moon hung in a sky full of rolling cloud and the newer towers crowding in behind it. The Water Tower is the stubborn one that stood through the Great Fire, and here it still looks like it is not planning to move.

It is signed in the image “Ken Moriarty © 1991.” Along the bottom margin, in pencil, are the title “Chicago Water Tower,” the name Ken Moriarty again, and a run of notes that include “Original Print #21” and a plate number. Some of the pencil is hard to make out, so the close-up photos are there for you to read it yourself.

The paper has toned to a warm cream. It comes in a black mat that is scuffed and soft at the edges, with no frame or glass.

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