Ninth Avenue Elevated, Looking North from 20th Street

1940

Andreas Feininger

Associated Names
Andreas Feininger

Artist, American, born France, 1906 - 1999

The image shows a snowy urban scene from a high vantage point. A train is moving along an elevated railway track, surrounded by snow-covered rooftops of buildings. Below, a section of cars and roads can be seen. The color palette consists of black and white, creating high contrast between the snow and dark surfaces. Shadows are visible on the snow, likely cast by the train and other structures in the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 46.2 × 37.9 cm (18 3/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.3 × 40.3 cm (19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.61

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 16 January 1996; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Andreas Feininger / 1940; center: 9th Ave El, tracks snow-covered c. 1940; lower left: AF-648

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