Franz Kline

New York Tenements
c. 1942

An oil painting depicting a dense arrangement of urban buildings, with a focus on the rooftops and architectural details. The color palette is dominated by warm earth tones, and the brushwork suggests a late afternoon setting with shadows casting over the structures. The skyline is punctuated by a prominent building with a tower in the background.

An oil painting depicting a dense arrangement of urban buildings, with a focus on the rooftops and architectural details. The color palette is dominated by warm earth tones, and the brushwork suggests a late afternoon setting with shadows casting over the structures. The skyline is punctuated by a prominent building with a tower in the background.

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Date
c. 1942

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 21 1/8 × 17in. (53.7 × 43.2 cm)

Accession number
77.107

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Maurice Vanderwoude

Rights and reproductions
© The Franz Kline Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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artworks/1406

Franz Kline
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