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William MonkThe Elevated, East 42nd Street, New York1910
1910
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William Monk, 'The Elevated, East 42nd Street, New York', etching, 1910. Signed in pencil and titled in the bottom right sheet corner. Signed in the plate, lower right. A superb, richly-inked impression, with skillfully controlled plate tone, in warm black ink, on cream wove Japan paper, with full margins (1 to 2 3/8 inches); pale light toning within the original mat opening, otherwise in excellent condition. Image size 10 3/8 x 13 7/8 inches; sheet size 12 3/8 x 18 5/8 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
The view depicted is of old New York at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue; on the southwest corner of Lexington Avenue, the building with the turret on its roof is the Manhattan Storage and Warehouse Company. Between 1878 and 1923, elevated tracks ran west from the Third Avenue El to Grand Central Station, shuttling commuters back and forth. As practical as the connection was for the 15,000 daily riders still using it in 1923, the city’s Board of Estimate ordered its removal in October of that year.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in 1863 in Chester, England, William Monk learned etching while studying in Antwerp. On his return to Chester he continued working in this medium, producing many highly regarded images of local interest. In 1892 he moved to London to teach at the Bery Art School, St. John’s Wood, where he became director in 1897. Monk was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painters and Etchers in 1894 and became a Fellow of the Society in 1899. In 1903 Monk inaugurated the Calendium Londinense or the London Almanac which consisted of a 15 x 11 inch print with the calendar of the year printed below. These hand printed images were in wide circulation. In 1906 Monk toured Ireland and then traveled to New York where he created a series of etchings which were exhibited there at A. Ackerman and Son Galleries. The impact New York had on Monk lead him to advocate his newfound conviction that every art student should travel to America as well as Italy as part of their training. Monk returned to his native Chester after a long sojourn in London, and died there in 1937. His work is represented in the collection of British Museum and the South Kensington Museum.
- Creator:William Monk (1863 - 1937)
- Creation Year:1910
- Dimensions:Height: 10.38 in (26.37 cm)Width: 13.88 in (35.26 cm)
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