Car and Street Lamp

1966, printed c. 1980

Ray K. Metzker

Associated Names
Ray K. Metzker
Artist, American, 1931 - 2014
The artwork features a series of horizontal lines and shapes, creating an abstract composition. Each segment shows a car positioned under a street lamp, with variations in the lighting and positioning. The repetition and contrast of light and dark elements depict a car parked on a street at night, illuminated by the street lamp.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Harvey S. Shipley Miller

  • Dimensions

    image: 64.7 x 45 cm (25 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.)
    mount: 76.2 x 55.8 cm (30 x 21 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.89.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Laurence Miller Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2005.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on mount, across bottom in graphite: 9/20 Ray K. Metzker

Wikidata ID

Q64158922

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