Abraham Walkowitz

Cityscape
c. 1915

A cubist-style painting depicting an abstracted cityscape with geometric shapes representing buildings in various shades of brown, beige, and gray, with hints of blue and orange. The composition is dense with overlapping forms creating a sense of crowded urban space.

A cubist-style painting depicting an abstracted cityscape with geometric shapes representing buildings in various shades of brown, beige, and gray, with hints of blue and orange. The composition is dense with overlapping forms creating a sense of crowded urban space.

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Date
c. 1915

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 23 15/16 × 18 1/16in. (60.8 × 45.9 cm) Image: 23 5/8 × 17 11/16in. (60 × 44.9 cm)

Accession number
76.11

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Philip Morris Incorporated

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Abraham Walkowitz
31 works in the collection, 14 exhibitions

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