Jules Kirschenbaum

The City
1953

A detailed watercolor painting depicting a bustling urban rooftop scene with multiple buildings, staircases, and chimneys. People are scattered throughout, engaging in various activities. The architecture features a mix of brick and stone, with a prominent bridge in the background. The artwork is signed and dated in the lower right corner.

A detailed watercolor painting depicting a bustling urban rooftop scene with multiple buildings, staircases, and chimneys. People are scattered throughout, engaging in various activities. The architecture features a mix of brick and stone, with a prominent bridge in the background. The artwork is signed and dated in the lower right corner.

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Date
1953

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 3/8 × 30 1/2in. (56.8 × 77.5 cm)

Accession number
56.23

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Neysa McMein Purchase Award

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/1854

Jules Kirschenbaum
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