New York

c. 1915

Abraham Walkowitz

Associated Names
Abraham Walkowitz

Artist, American, 1880 - 1965

The image displays a cityscape with tall buildings towering above, depicted from a low-angle perspective. The horizon is blocked by skyscrapers stretching upward out of view. Loose and expressive brushstrokes create texture and shadows on the buildings, suggesting windows or structural details. The color palette is muted, using black, grey, and off-white shades. Near the foreground, there are scattered dark shapes hinting at urban activity or infrastructure.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph H. Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC, 1981; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Selections from the Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Huntington Galleries, West Virginia, 1979, no. 167

1981

  • A Collector's Eye: The Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1981, no. 76

Inscriptions

center verso in ink: A. Walkowitz; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: SM15-53/266; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: D-8

Wikidata ID

Q64533232

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