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City by the Sea

1940

William Parker Abbe

Associated Names

William Parker Abbe

Artist, American, 1916 - 1983

The image contains sharp, angular shapes and curved lines, depicting an abstract cityscape. Buildings with leaning angles give the impression of a busy city. A subway station is on the left with people inside a curved subway car. The buildings appear distorted and tall, almost like skyscrapers reaching into the sky. Fish swim vertically in the bottom right against a flowing backdrop, while seagulls fly overhead.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 295 x 275 mm
sheet: 460 x 402 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.579

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower right, WILLIAM ABBE (in caps) - 40

Wikidata ID

Q76549748

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