This lovely artwork is a limited-edition woodcut print produced and signed by the renowned artist John DePol. It is his rendering of the west side of Manhattan. This part of Manhattan was, in years gone by, mostly industrial and train tracks ran below grade, hence the two overpasses. This particular engraving is tinted blue, and the exact color is somewhere between the photo of the framed print and the photos of the details. The print has been professionally framed with an acid free beveled mat and non-glare UV protected glass. Measuring17 inches in height and 13.5" inches in width. This artwork is an original, not a licensed reprint. It was created using the wood engraving production technique that the artist is known for
Although John DePol is known as a master of wood engraving, he also produced prints by etching with aquatint and drypoint, as well as lithography. His earliest works were etchings with subjects taken from his life as a young man in New York City. Even these early works, done with almost no professional training, show DePol's sense of design, use of light and shadow, and his abiding interest in the lives of ordinary people. The University of Delaware Library holds the only known collection of DePol's early etchings.
Throughout his life, John DePol returned to the New York City of his birth for inspiration. Many of his earliest artwork was of the lower Manhattan neighborhood he grew up in. Over the years, he continued to make engravings of the buildings, skyline and neighborhoods of the city.