Fifth Avenue at Night

1923

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows an urban streetscape from a slightly elevated perspective. The view captures the architecture of a street on what appears to be Fifth Avenue. The horizon is blocked by detailed buildings, with a central church spire drawing focus. The pencil strokes are firm and controlled, creating sharpness and structure in the architecture. The lower part of the image has a soft, hazy effect, suggesting nighttime with a dark upper portion. The color palette is black and gray, adding to the nighttime ambiance, with lighter shades fading towards the bottom. The scene conveys a sense of quiet nightfall over a cityscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sight size: 24.8 x 32.8 cm (9 3/4 x 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1596


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right: Fifth avenue at night / Muirhead Bone. New York. July 1923; lower right verso: FPO.; lower center verso: 6

Wikidata ID

Q64632416

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