135th Street and Riverside Drive

1989, printed 1990

Madoka Takagi

Associated Names
Madoka Takagi

Artist, American, born Japan, 1956 - 2015

The image shows a snow-covered urban scene from a top-down perspective. Several cars are parked next to a vertical structure that seems to be the edge of a flight of steps. The steps create a repetitive pattern on the right side. The ground and cars are covered in undisturbed snow, with some tracks and footprints visible. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray creating a wintry atmosphere. In the lower-left corner, a group of tires is placed on the snowy surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum/palladium print on lightweight wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitchell and Nancy Steir

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 x 19.2 cm (9 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 36.4 x 36.6 cm (14 5/16 x 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.163.32

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Madoka Takagi, New York; (Solomon Fine Art, Monarch Beach, CA); Mitchell and Nancy Steir, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, across bottom in graphite: 135 St Riverside Dr. "New York" #29 1989 PRINT 1990 MADOKA TAKAGI

Wikidata ID

Q64157653

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