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Nicholas Takis

Associated Names
Nicholas Takis

Artist, American, 1903 - 1965

The image shows an urban scene with buildings lining a narrow street. The sky is bright blue with a stylized building on the horizon line in white and light gray colors. In the foreground, there is a dark brown building with white brushstrokes for windows and a black pole. A yellow boxcar is on a track crossing the street. The brushwork is flat and clean, creating a graphic and abstract look. The color palette includes muted earth tones and pastel shades like yellow, light blue, gray, and red. The street extends into the distance with lighter colored buildings fading into the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.94 × 35.24 cm (11 × 13 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 31.27 × 42.07 cm (12 5/16 × 16 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.148.63


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Veerhoff Galleries, Washington, D.C.; to Robert Stana and Thomas Judy, Washington, D.C., 1985; acquired 2017 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on screen: takis; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 5 -; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 5.00 / 8.00 pair / Gal. No Card / 0 - 11 - 2p

Wikidata ID

Q77015633

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