Washington Square

c. 1930

Augusta Rathbone

Associated Names
Augusta Rathbone

Artist, American, 1897 - 1990

The image is a cityscape featuring a red-brick building with simple details and tree branches in the foreground. In the background, there are two skyscrapers, one in blue and one in beige. The buildings have block-like forms with rectangular windows, against a sky with soft blues and light beige. The composition uses flat areas of color and minimal line work, creating an abstract style. The color palette includes dusty reds, blues, and hints of olive green.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint and etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.91 × 16.19 cm (8 5/8 × 6 3/8 in.)
    plate: 22.54 × 16.83 cm (8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 33.02 cm (19 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.148.42

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bethesda Fine Arts, Maryland); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1984; acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: artists proof; lower right in graphite: Augusta Rathbone; lower left edge in graphite: No 28 [erased] / US New York Washington Square

Wikidata ID

Q77015588

You may be interested in

Loading Results