DailyArt Magazine Highlights 10 Unexpected Paintings of New York City
DailyArt Magazine has curated a list of ten distinctive paintings depicting New York City, created between 1892 and 1946. Featured artists include Edward Hopper, Joseph Stella, Diego Rivera, Mark Rothko, Childe Hassam, Georgia O'Keeffe, Fernand Léger, Joaquín Sorolla, Piet Mondrian, and Florine Stettheimer. The review emphasizes unconventional viewpoints that go beyond standard portrayals. Among the highlighted pieces are Hopper's New York Pavements (1924–1925), Stella's Brooklyn Bridge: Variation on an Old Theme (1939), Rivera's Frozen Assets (1931–1932), Rothko's Entrance to Subway (1938), Hassam's A New Year's Nocturne, New York (1892), O'Keeffe's Radiator Building–Night, New York (1927), Léger's Adieu New York (1946), Sorolla's Fifth Avenue, New York (1911), Mondrian's New York City (1942), and Stettheimer's Family Portrait II (1933).
Key facts
- DailyArt Magazine published a list of 10 unexpected paintings of New York City.
- The paintings date from 1892 to 1946.
- Artists include Edward Hopper, Joseph Stella, Diego Rivera, Mark Rothko, Childe Hassam, Georgia O'Keeffe, Fernand Léger, Joaquín Sorolla, Piet Mondrian, and Florine Stettheimer.
- Edward Hopper's New York Pavements (1924–1925) is in the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, USA.
- Joseph Stella's Brooklyn Bridge: Variation on an Old Theme (1939) is in the Whitney Museum, New York City, NY, USA.
- Diego Rivera's Frozen Assets (1931–1932) is in the Museo Dolores Olmedo, Xochimilco, Mexico.
- Mark Rothko's Entrance to Subway (1938) is in a private collection.
- Childe Hassam's A New Year's Nocturne, New York (1892) is in a private collection.
- Georgia O'Keeffe's Radiator Building–Night, New York (1927) is in the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, USA.
- Fernand Léger's Adieu New York (1946) is in the Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
- Joaquín Sorolla's Fifth Avenue, New York (1911) is in the Sorolla Museum, Madrid, Spain.
- Piet Mondrian's New York City (1942) is in the Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
- Florine Stettheimer's Family Portrait II (1933) is in the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY, USA.
Entities
Artists
- Edward Hopper
- Joseph Stella
- Diego Rivera
- Mark Rothko
- Childe Hassam
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Fernand Léger
- Joaquín Sorolla
- Piet Mondrian
- Florine Stettheimer
Institutions
- DailyArt Magazine
- Chrysler Museum of Art
- Whitney Museum
- Museo Dolores Olmedo
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
- Centre Pompidou
- Sorolla Museum
- Museum of Modern Art
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Norfolk
- Virginia
- Xochimilco
- Mexico
- Bentonville
- Arkansas
- Paris
- France
- Madrid
- Spain
- Manhattan