Vanishing Lines

Vanishing Lines drives the eye straight down an empty road to a single point on the horizon, where a lone figure stands dwarfed by the buildings pressing in from either side. Paul Kenton pushes the perspective hard, dragging and splaying the ink so the painted lane markings seem to accelerate toward the vanishing point, while parked vehicles hunch in kerbside shadow.

Worked in ink on Indian paper, the drawing relies on high contrast and raw, gestural mark-making rather than fine detail — the white of the paper left to carry the daylight, the darkest washes reserved for the deep shadow beneath the buildings. The effect is charged and cinematic, closer to a freeze-frame than a considered study.

This original is part of the Artisan Paper Collection, float mounted with a black frame — a one-off piece rather than a print, so once it sells it will not be reproduced.

Medium

Ink on Indian Paper

Dimensions

42 x 30.5 cm (16.5 x 12 in)

Framed size

72.5 x 61 cm (28.5 x 24 in)

Format

Original Painting

Edition

Unique, 1 of 1

Framing

Black frame, float-mounted

Signature

Hand signed by the artist

Documentation

Certificate of Authenticity

Year

2025

Collections

Chicago, Artisan Paper, Street scenes

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