New York, Near Columbus Circle

1930

Werner Drewes

Associated Names
Werner Drewes

Artist, American, 1899 - 1985

The image shows a perspective from the street level looking up at tall skyscrapers. The horizon line is low, emphasizing the verticality of the structures. The drawing uses angular brushstrokes to depict the urban architecture's texture and shadows. The color palette is monochrome with black, white, and various shades of gray. Some figures and street elements are lightly sketched close to us, while the buildings dominate the scene, tapering into less distinct forms towards the top where they meet the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 47.5 x 35.5 cm (18 11/16 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.145.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rose 1984, no. II.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C. & J. Goodfriend, New York); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 5, 1997; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Rose, Ingrid. Werner Drewes: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Prints. Munich and New York: Verlag Kunstgalerie Esslingen, 1984, p. 265, no. II.1.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: 4/5 / W. Drewes 1930 / not deciphered / NEAR COLUMBUS CIRCLE; lower left verso in graphite: APG8148

Wikidata ID

Q76359826

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