Augusta Rathbone

Rathbone, Augusta Payne
American, 1897 - 1990

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The image is a cityscape featuring a red-brick building with simple details and tree branches in the foreground. In the background, there are two skyscrapers, one in blue and one in beige. The buildings have block-like forms with rectangular windows, against a sky with soft blues and light beige. The composition uses flat areas of color and minimal line work, creating an abstract style. The color palette includes dusty reds, blues, and hints of olive green.
Augusta Rathbone, Washington Square, c. 1930, color aquatint and etching on laid paper, Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy, 2016.148.42

Washington Square

Augusta Rathbone · c. 1930 · color aquatint and etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2016.148.42
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Sidney Place, Brooklyn

Augusta Rathbone · c. 1933 · color etching and aquatint on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2008.115.4047