Subway Construction

1931

Louis Lozowick

Associated Names
Louis Lozowick

Artist, American, born Ukraine, 1892 - 1973

The image depicts an urban scene with construction work visible. There are large, geometric iron beams arranged in a structured pattern casting shadows. A solitary figure walks along a street with buildings and laundry lines. In the distance, elevated train tracks and buildings create a skyline against the horizon. The style is graphic, with varying shades of black, white, and gray.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 17 x 33.1 cm (6 11/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 29 x 40.4 cm (11 7/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.149

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1982, no. 86

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sotheby's New York, November 7-8, 1974, lot 370); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002. [1]
[1] The donor file also contains a receipt for the present composition dated October 3, 1974, from Associated American Artists.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003.

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2002-2003, no cat.

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 77.

Bibliography

1982

  • Flint, Janet A. The Prints of Louis Lozowick: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1982, no. 86.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Louis Lozowick '31; lower left corner in graphite: SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION; lower left verso stamped in black ink: Nov 17 1931

Wikidata ID

Q76347643

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