Subway Entrance

1940

Fermin Rocker

Associated Names
Fermin Rocker

Artist, American, born England, 1907 - 2004

The image captures a nighttime urban scene from a street-level perspective. In the foreground, there is a subway entrance with an "EXIT" sign. To the right is a brightly illuminated newsstand with a person sitting at it. In the distance is a building with faintly lit windows. The artwork features detailed, tightly-packed brushstrokes or pencil work, creating a textured and atmospheric quality. The color palette is mainly grayscale, with contrasting light and shadow areas. The night sky above is dark.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Tom Craig, London, UK); to Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1 February 1997; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Inscribed: in the stone: F.R. 40; lower left, Subway Entrance; lower right, Fermin Rocker; at lower left corner: *

Wikidata ID

Q76551746

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