Queensboro Bridge, New York City
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1990-2000
MediumDrawing; white ink on black paper, mounted on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 x 12 3/8in. (22.9 x 31.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 14in. (27.9 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 14in. (27.9 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionComposition for a linoleum block of the Queensboro Bridge across the East River in New York City, with the masonry, trusses and finials of the tower in the foreground pictured in detail, and the ones in the distance unadorned. There is a barge passing between the first and second towers.
Object number2012.284.6326
InscribedOn the recto of the manila envelope, handwritten in black ink: "ORIGINAL SKETCHS [crossed out in pencil] / AND COMPS / FOR BLOCK PRINTS / 10 PCS. [crossed out in pencil]"NotesMedium Note: Composition for linoleum block carving consists of a drawing pasted to a sheet of paper, with parts of the drawing cut out and other elements drawn in on the paper below.
Subject Note: This composition depicts the same subject from the same perspective as Richard Welling's drawings 2012.284.5823, 2012.284.5842, and 2012.284.5845, and the linoleum block 2011.465.63.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
On View
Not on view
