Emlen Etting

Western Railway
1936

A painting depicting a desolate landscape with a set of railroad tracks extending into the horizon under a hazy sky. A full moon hangs above, and telegraph poles line one side of the tracks. The ground is barren with a few wooden ties scattered to the left. The scene conveys a sense of isolation and vastness.

A painting depicting a desolate landscape with a set of railroad tracks extending into the horizon under a hazy sky. A full moon hangs above, and telegraph poles line one side of the tracks. The ground is barren with a few wooden ties scattered to the left. The scene conveys a sense of isolation and vastness.

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Date
1936

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/4 × 40 1/8in. (76.8 × 101.9 cm)

Accession number
36.150

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/660

Exhibitions

Real/Surreal

Oct 6, 2011–Feb 12, 2012

Emlen Etting
2 works in the collection

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