Lili Rethi - "Great Bridge"
Lili
Rethi (Austrian-American, b. 1894)
“Great Bridge” (Verrazono Narrows Bridge), lithograph, 1964. Signed and numbered 219/250 in pencil, as published by Associated American Artists, with the original AAA label, 12 1/2” x 9 1/2”, plus full margins.
Rethi is a well-listed artist and
illustrator and one of few women who tackled industrial subjects. When the bridge opened in 1964, it was the world's longest suspension span. $450