Mabel Dwight

Derelicts
1931

A black and white etching depicting a night scene on a city street corner with two illuminated storefronts, one sign reading "G.B. Stil Oysters" and the other "N.E. Hohlf." In the foreground, a couple embraces tightly under the glow of the store lights, while to the left, a group of men appear downtrodden, some sitting and slouching against the building. To the right, another solitary figure sits on the curb, his head resting on his hand in a contemplative or despondent pose. The artwork conveys a strong sense of mood and atmosphere, possibly suggesting themes of contrast between human connection and isolation.
A black and white etching depicting a night scene on a city street corner with two illuminated storefronts, one sign reading "G.B. Stil Oysters" and the other "N.E. Hohlf." In the foreground, a couple embraces tightly under the glow of the store lights, while to the left, a group of men appear downtrodden, some sitting and slouching against the building. To the right, another solitary figure sits on the curb, his head resting on his hand in a contemplative or despondent pose. The artwork conveys a strong sense of mood and atmosphere, possibly suggesting themes of contrast between human connection and isolation.

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Date
1931

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 13 7/8in. (27.5 × 35.2 cm) Image: 9 3/4 × 12 3/8in. (24.8 × 31.4 cm)

Accession number
96.68.90

Edition
Ed. 35 | Edition possibly 40, Second state

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller; published by Weyhe Gallery

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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