Off Main Street, Hartford
PainterPainted by
Edmund S. Valtman
(American, 1914 - 2005)
Datebefore 1955
MediumOil on cardboard in wood frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (board height x width): 30 1/8 x 20 7/8in. (76.5 x 53cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 35 x 26 1/8 x 1 7/8in. (88.9 x 66.4 x 4.8cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Edmund S. Valtman
Object number1995.89.1
DescriptionA chain link fence and a street light are in the foreground. A fire escape is in the center of the composition, in back of a tall narrow building, probably a commercial building, possibly with apartments on the upper stories. A striped barber pole indicating the presence of a barber shop is in the alley or narrow street at the right. The building in the background is presumably on Main Sreet.
NotesDate Note: The painting was included in an exhibition of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts in March 1955. It was probably executed slightly earlier than that date. (Finlay 1/14/2014)Status
Not on view
