Central Park West and 72nd Street, Manhattan

February 1990

Madoka Takagi

Associated Names
Madoka Takagi

Artist, American, born Japan, 1956 - 2015

The image shows a view from an elevated point looking down on a park-like setting with bare trees. The horizon is unclear, as the view fades into mist, creating a dreamy effect. Roads with curving lines, lanes, and arrows are visible. The scene has a soft haze and uses grayscale tones. Near the observer, there is a cobblestone path and a construction site or dug-out area next to a road, with a line of leafless trees above. The bare branches stand out against the muted landscape, with rows of trees in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.2 × 18.9 cm (9 1/2 × 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.2 × 35.2 cm (13 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.145

  • Portfolio Title

    New York 48

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lowinsky Gallery, New York); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 6 January 1995; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, across bottom in graphite: Central Park West/72nd St "New York" #48 1990 PRINT 1992 MADOKA TAKAGI; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 044958 / PW 7122

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