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Restless Night - New York City

1940

Mortimer Borne

Associated Names

Mortimer Borne

Artist, American, born Poland, 1900 - 1987

The image depicts an abstract cityscape with angular lines and rectangular shapes. Figures are dispersed throughout the scene, appearing larger than life and walking atop buildings, resembling giants or statues. One section features a horse standing on a rooftop, suggesting a rooftop garden or urban farm. Various buildings showcase smaller scenes of people through their windows, akin to an intricate theater set where each window is a stage portraying individual stories.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

Image: 152 x 184 mm
Sheet: 207 x 276 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.983
Catalogue Raisonné

Biran 1980, no. 136

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1980

Biran, R.S. Borne: Drypoints, Etchings and Color Drypoints. New York: Abaris Books, 1980.

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: bottom left, RESTLESS NIGHT - NEW YORK CITY 1940 (in caps); lower right, Mortimer Borne Imp. (in script)

Wikidata ID

Q76454541

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