Street Music

c. 1935-1943

Harry Rein

Associated Names
Harry Rein

Artist, American, 1908 - 1969

This is a drawing of a street scene with figures and a musician. In the foreground, an individual is playing a stringed instrument next to an empty hat. Nearby, two figures are walking beside an urban street with dark window reflections. The drawing uses contrast, shadows, and highlights to create an atmosphere. Sharp lines and high contrast areas emphasize the figures’ expressions and textures against the urban backdrop.
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Provenance

(Sylvan Cole Gallery (via Mann-Williams Antiques), New York, NY); to Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 21 November 1987; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower center, Street Music (in script); lower right, Harry Rein (in script).Within the print: lower right, HRStamped in ink: lower left, NEW YORK CITY WPA ART PRO ECT

Wikidata ID

Q76443318

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