Hudson Bridge

1929

Louis Lozowick

Associated Names
Louis Lozowick

Artist, American, born Ukraine, 1892 - 1973

The image shows a large steel bridge structure from a low angle, emphasizing its height and size. The horizon is low in the image, marked by the steel pillars' base and a road curving out of sight. Two airplanes are visible in the sky above the horizon. The steel's lattice pattern is highlighted by precise brushstrokes. The color palette is limited to black, white, and gray, creating contrast with the sky. In the distance, another similar structure is partially obscured. A few bare trees at the base of the tower break up the geometric shapes.
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

    lithograph in black on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.5 x 22.2 cm (14 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 48.6 x 28.9 cm (19 1/8 x 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.144

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1982, no. 30

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(E. Weyhe, Inc., New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased May 18, 1973; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Flint, Janet A. The Prints of Louis Lozowick: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1982, no. 30.

Inscriptions

lower left right in graphite: Louis Lozowick '29; lower right in image: printed artist's monogram; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: HUDSON BRIDGE

Wikidata ID

Q76347622

You may be interested in

Loading Results