Christoph Niemann | semi◦diffusion #26

an artist, an author, and an animator whose illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker since 1998.

1.“Vitamin N.Y.C.”： March 10, 2025, issue

Bright spots amid gloomy winter months.

By Françoise Mouly；Art by Christoph Niemann

For the cover of the March 10, 2025, issue, Christoph Niemann sketched the view of New York Harbor from inside his former Brooklyn apartment. He wanted to capture the scene of a quiet early morning he enjoyed there, staring out the window while his family was still sleeping. “This particular drawing came to mind on a morning that had especially beautiful light, after I had coffee and ate some clementines,” Niemann said. “With the crisper light and barren trees, landscapes in winter are more linear and therefore well suited for drawing.”