Richard Haas, Villard Courtyard, St. Patrick's Cathedral (New York City)

29 1/2 × 41 1/2 inches

Edition 23/50

Hand signed, dated and titled with publishers' blind stamp on the front

Unframed

This dramatic lithograph by Richard Haas, the world's foremost architectural muralist and trompe d'oeil artist depicts the courtyard at St. Patrick's Cathedral -the most celebrated church in New York City, a "decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States and a prominent landmark of New York City. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York as well as parish church, located on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets in Midtown Manhattan, directly across the street from Rockefeller Center, facing the Atlas statue. It is considered one of the most visible symbols of Roman Catholicism in New York City and the United States." The present work is hand signed and numbered from the limited edition of only 50. The night few underscores the dramatic, gothic aspects of the architecture. Unframed and in fine condition. Makes a magnificent gift = and a marvelous memento of this New York City - and indeed national, landmark.

Fine condition