Lower New York

1934

Victoria Hutson Huntley

Associated Names
Victoria Hutson Huntley

Artist, American, 1900 - 1971

The image depicts a cityscape with tall skyscrapers dominating the view. The intricate architecture of the buildings is detailed with shaded brushstrokes. In the center, there is a view of a waterway with the Statue of Liberty on the horizon. The sky above is filled with billowing clouds, and the color palette is monochromatic using tones of black and white.
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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G25

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.72 × 34.93 cm (10 1/8 × 13 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 36.2 × 48.9 cm (14 1/4 × 19 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.115.23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1984; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

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

2020

  • American Modernism, National Gallery of Art, Washington, February 20–March 17, 2020 and June 18, 2021–March 2, 2022.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: To my very dear Ruth from Victoria; lower right in graphite: Victoria Hutson 1934; upper right corner in graphite by unknown hand: $250.00

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q77015418

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