
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,
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
April 25, 2016
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