3 A.M.

1934

Isac Friedlander

Associated Names
Isac Friedlander

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1888 - 1968

The image shows a group of people seated closely together on what appears to be a train or subway. Among them, a man on the far left is standing with a newspaper in his hand, wearing a hat and suit, leaning against the car wall. Next to him, the seated figures are slumped forward or leaning on each other, including a woman in a light-colored dress and hat holding a child, a man in a suit with a hat tipped forward, and another man in glasses with his head resting backward. Next to them, a woman in a short-sleeved dress is leaning on a man beside her, who is also wearing a suit and hat. They are surrounded by additional people, and another man seated on the far right with a downward-tilting hat. The background features a poster with partially visible text advertising "LOOK FOR THE HEAT" and signs indicating "LEX AVE LOCAL" and "SOUTH FERRY", suggesting a public transit setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on Japanese vellum

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.13 × 39.69 cm (9 1/2 × 15 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.07 × 46.67 cm (12 5/8 × 18 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4399


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2017

  • The Urban Scene: 1920-1950, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

below plate mark, in graphite, lower left: New York 1934 "3 A.M."; lower center: N 1.; lower right: I. Friedlander

Wikidata ID

Q64958324

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