New York of the Future

c. 1925

Abraham Walkowitz

Associated Names
Abraham Walkowitz

Artist, American, 1880 - 1965

The image shows a series of vertical, angular shapes and intersecting lines forming an abstract scene. The shapes resemble jagged cliffs or a cityscape of closely packed buildings. At the bottom, there are horizontal, wavy lines resembling paths or roots that connect with the vertical elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 48.6 x 33.1 cm (19 1/8 x 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.207

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Mason Fine Prints, Glen Head, NY); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 8, 1976; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003.

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2002-2003, no cat.

Wikidata ID

Q64533225

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