Sixth Avenue and Fifty-Third Street

1935

Everett Shinn

Associated Names
Everett Shinn

Artist, American, 1873 - 1953

The image shows an urban street scene with tall buildings and people walking on a busy corner. The architecture features building facades and a sign saying "Varnish Paint," depicted with soft brushstrokes. The color palette includes earthy tones like brown, grey, and soft pastels. In the foreground, a man sits against a building with objects nearby, while people walk and interact in the street. The background shows more building facades.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored pencil, pen and inks, graphite, and gouache on composition board

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.35 × 16.35 cm (10 3/8 × 6 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.588

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • The Common Touch, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980-1981, no. 34

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988, pp. 71-73, no. 42, repro

2007

  • Impressionism, Realism, Modernism: Works on Paper from the American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 168 no. 1148.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 6th Ave + 53rd St / EVERETT SHINN / 1935

Wikidata ID

Q64561111

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