Corlears Street, nos. 3-5; Corner of Corlears and Monroe Streets

March 4, 1937, printed later

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names
Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

The image displays a street-level view of an urban scene featuring a two-story brick building. The building has classical architectural elements with arched windows on the upper floor and rectangular ones on the lower. The horizon is visible beyond the roofline, accentuating the building's facade with a decorative cornice. A person pushing a cart is on the cobblestone street, providing scale. The black and white tones create contrast between sunlit areas and shadows, highlighting brickwork and the street texture. A "Loft For Rent" sign is by the entrance, hinting at a commercial or residential use. The monochrome color palette gives a timeless and urban aesthetic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. Ronald Kurtz)

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.3 × 34.9 cm (10 3/4 × 13 3/4 in.)
    mount: 50.9 × 40.6 × 0.1 cm (20 1/16 × 16 × 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.22.87


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ronald Kurtz, East Rutherford, NJ; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, below image on right in graphite: BERENICE ABBOTT; on verso, artist stamp, bottom center in black ink: BERENICE ABBOTT / ABBOT, MAINE 04406 / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: NYP 92.9; bottom center along edge perpendicular in black marker: 4; bottom right corner in graphite: PP#187

Wikidata ID

Q64145221

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