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Robert Longo — Jonathan, from Men in the Cities
Robert Longo

Jonathan, from Men in the Cities

A monumental figure of a man in a business suit writhes and contorts against a stark white background, his body caught in a moment of ambiguous tension between ecstasy and anguish. Robert Longo's *Jonathan*, from his iconic *Men in the Cities* series, renders the subject with photorealistic precision through bold lithographic mark-making in black and gray. The work captures the alienation and psychological unease of urban professional life in 1980s America, transforming a seemingly ordinary figure into a powerful symbol of modern anxiety.

Medium
Lithograph in black and gray, on wove paper, the full sheet,

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Evening & Day Editions

April 25, 2016

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Robert Longo, Jonathan, from Men in the Cities

A monumental figure of a man in a business suit writhes and contorts against a stark white background, his body caught in a moment of ambiguous tension between ecstasy and anguish. Robert Longo's *Jonathan*, from his iconic *Men in the Cities* series, renders the subject with photorealistic precision through bold lithographic mark-making in black and gray. The work captures the alienation and psychological unease of urban professional life in 1980s America, transforming a seemingly ordinary figure into a powerful symbol of modern anxiety.

Medium
Lithograph in black and gray, on wove paper, the full sheet,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Full Figure, Dramatic Mood, Male Artist, New Wave Movement, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Figurative Art, Late 20th Century, Works on Paper, Urban Subject, Black And Gray, Lithograph

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery