Alexander R. Stavenitz

Subway No. 2
1930

A charcoal drawing depicting a person slumped over in a subway car seat, with their head resting on their raised knee and a hat obscuring their face. The image conveys a sense of weariness or dejection. The window in the background divides the light, creating a cross-like pattern. The artwork is titled "Subway No. 2" and is dated 1930, with the artist's signature and edition number visible in the lower right corner.

A charcoal drawing depicting a person slumped over in a subway car seat, with their head resting on their raised knee and a hat obscuring their face. The image conveys a sense of weariness or dejection. The window in the background divides the light, creating a cross-like pattern. The artwork is titled "Subway No. 2" and is dated 1930, with the artist's signature and edition number visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1930

Classification
Prints

Medium
Aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 13/16 × 10 1/8in. (22.4 × 25.7 cm) Plate: 6 15/16 × 8 15/16in. (17.6 × 22.7 cm)

Accession number
31.934

Edition
Ed. 50

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Alexander R. Stavenitz
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