Lower Fifth Avenue

1959

Stow Wengenroth

Associated Names
Stow Wengenroth

Artist, American, 1906 - 1978

The image depicts a nighttime urban scene with snow-covered streets and tall buildings. The perspective is from street level, showing a view down the snowy street lined with buildings. The sky, with a gradient of dark shades and some light, is visible in the distance. The artwork shows fine brushstrokes and shading to detail textures, such as snow on branches and building facades. The color palette is monochromatic, using black, gray, and white tones. Street lamps illuminate the scene, casting a soft glow on the snow. A vintage car is parked on the street, partly covered by snow. People in dark coats walk on the snow-covered path, adding scale and activity to the urban landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.72 × 40.32 cm (10 1/8 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1741

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stuckey 1974, no. 256


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1974

  • Stuckey, Ronald and Joan. The Lithographs of Stow Wengenroth, 1931-1972. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1974, no. 256.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed/40; lower right in graphite: Stow Wengenroth

Wikidata ID

Q65512139

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