Reginald Marsh

Death Avenue
1927

A painting depicting an urban scene with a vibrant red five-story building on the left, a steam locomotive on the right, and several figures in early 20th-century attire. The background features industrial smokestacks emitting smoke, and the foreground shows people walking and interacting on the street. A green newsstand and a restaurant with a visible sign are also present. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner.

A painting depicting an urban scene with a vibrant red five-story building on the left, a steam locomotive on the right, and several figures in early 20th-century attire. The background features industrial smokestacks emitting smoke, and the foreground shows people walking and interacting on the street. A green newsstand and a restaurant with a visible sign are also present. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner.

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Date
1927

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil, charcoal, fabricated chalk, and ink on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 30 × 40in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm)

Accession number
80.31.2

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Felicia Meyer Marsh Bequest

Rights and reproductions
©Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/1775

Exhibitions

Where We Are: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1900–1960

Apr 28, 2017–June 2, 2019

Reginald Marsh
188 works in the collection

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