Rainy Day in Chicago

1945

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image shows a rain-speckled window with multiple panes creating a grid-like effect. The view is from indoors looking out onto a rain-soaked street. Closest to the viewer, rain droplets cling to the glass. Outside, there is a classic car parked along the curb under a street lamp. The overcast and misty weather obscures the horizon, creating a hazy blur. Buildings and signage in the background are blurred and muted, enhancing the monochromatic color palette. The scene has a soft focus and tonal subtlety, with contrasts between light and shadow visible through the wet window glass.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.7 × 17.1 cm (10 7/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.7 × 27.7 cm (14 1/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.55


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nathan Lerner; Estate of Nathan Lerner, Chicago, 1997; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: "Rainy Day Chicago" / Nathan Lerner / 1945; by unknown hand, lower left: C-45-1-1; lower left circled: 11; lower center: 1945

Wikidata ID

Q64158443

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