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Babylon (from the "Draw me a Planet" series) by Lothar Osterburg (photogravure with hand-coloring, 27" x 22.5", 2008). The image illustrates a key mid-career period and body of work by Lothar Osterburg in the 2000s, when he extended the subject matter of his photogravures to explore images of flight ranging from zeppelins to ancient-yet-futuristic vessels and spacecraft. This particular image, Babylon, belongs to his "Draw me a Planet" series of planets populated by gigantically scaled boats, bridges and condominium, which was inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince. This work has been publicly exhibited in prominent venues, discussed widely in national art and daily press publications, and collected by major art institutions.

Artist Lothar Osterburg. Copyright held by the artist.

Lothar Osterburg

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The image serves an informational and educational purpose as the primary means of illustrating a key mid-career period and body of work by Lothar Osterburg in the 2000s: his black-and-white photogravures images of flight depicting zeppelins, ancient-yet-futuristic vessels and spacecraft. Critics noted such works for the "humble strangeness" of their construction and dust-marked, scratched surfaces, comparing them to silent film stills or the films of the Brothers Quay. Babylon is part of his "Draw me a Planet" series of planets populated by gigantically scaled boats, bridges and condominium, which was inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince. Because the article is about an artist and his work, the omission of the image would significantly limit a reader's understanding and ability to visualize a key developmental phase in his art, which brought recognition from art journals, daily press publications, and museums. Osterburg's work of this type and this work in particular is discussed in the article and by prominent critics cited in the article.

There is no free equivalent of this or any other of this series by Lothar Osterburg, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.

The image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original due to its low resolution and the general workings of the art market, which values the actual work of art. Because of the low resolution, illegal copies could not be made.