133 West 22nd Street, New York

February 1964

David Vestal

Associated Names
David Vestal

Artist, American, 1924 - 2013

This is a photograph of a dimly lit stairway leading to a closed door. The image captures the narrow flight of stairs ascending upwards, enclosed by dark, worn walls. A single handrail runs along the left side guiding the path to the door at the top. Above the door is a soft, diffused light casting shadows, and on the left wall, a faint sign reads "ROSS" with something written underneath it. The atmosphere is somewhat eerie and mysterious. The grayscale palette adds a classic, timeless quality to the photograph.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Seth and Erin Neubardt

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.4 × 16.5 cm (9 5/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 × 17.1 cm (9 7/8 × 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.140.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Seth Neubardt, Rye, NY; gift to NGA (through Robert Mann Gallery, New York), 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: David Vestal; by artist, upper left in graphite underlined: 605; upper right in graphite crossed out: #103; center in graphite underlined: SM1 / 6410-22 / 18" t11 D72 1'2 2' / -10" [illegible printing notes] on bottom; lower center in graphite: 133 W 22nd ST / NEW YORK 2/1964; lower right in graphite: BEFORE 11/1964; possibly by artist, top center in graphite: CAT NY64-605-2757-710; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: RMG23217; bottom left in graphite: 6410-22

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