West Forty-Second Street, Night

1922

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

The image depicts an urban nighttime scene viewed from an elevated perspective. Tall buildings and an illuminated structure are visible on the horizon. A detailed building facade is on the left, leading into a cityscape with many buildings and advertising billboards, including one for Chesterfield cigarettes. The artwork features precise and detailed brushstrokes or etching. The color palette consists of muted tones of blue and gray with warm artificial light sources. The foreground suggests a park-like setting, leading to the brightly lit cityscape in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint and etching in blue black and yellow on FJ Head & Co cream laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.99 x 17.46 cm (10 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 46.04 x 29.21 cm (18 1/8 x 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.52.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, No. 122

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2017

  • The Urban Scene: 1920-1950, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1982

  • Fletcher, William Dolan. John Taylor Arms, A Man for All Time: The Artist and His Work. New Haven, CT: The Sign of the Arrow, 1982, p. 91, no. 122.

Inscriptions

in graphite, along edge of sheet, lower left : West Forty-Second Street, Night; below plate mark, lower left: Artist's Proof; lower right: John Taylor Arms

Watermarks

FJ Head & Co; …Made [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q76552545

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