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Subway Station, New York City

Subway Station, New York City

By Thomas Michael Alleman

Located in Hudson, NY

Black and White, Abstract, New York, motion blur, crowd, manhattan, subway, new yorker, new yorkers

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph
New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph

New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

New York City Subway Car interior photograph by Richard Heeps. This atmospheric photograph of a New

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph
New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph

New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

New York City Subway Car interior photograph by Richard Heeps. This atmospheric photograph of a New

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Signed 1946 Louis Stettner Subway New York Photograph, 15.5x15.9
Signed 1946 Louis Stettner Subway New York Photograph, 15.5x15.9

Signed 1946 Louis Stettner Subway New York Photograph, 15.5x15.9

$4,875Sale Price|25% Off

H 24 in W 23.75 in D 0.75 in

Signed 1946 Louis Stettner Subway New York Photograph, 15.5x15.9

By Louis Stettner

Located in Hudson, NY

Louis Stettner, Subway New York, 1946, printed circa 1990. This image is illustrated the book

Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Subway Construction
Subway Construction

Ernest StockSubway Construction

$7,500

H 19 in W 15.5 in D 2 in

Subway Construction

Located in Los Angeles, CA

York’s 8th Avenue line, which was the first completed section of the city-operated Independent Subway

Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Black Bird on Colorful Subway Light  - Fine Art Photography
Black Bird on Colorful Subway Light  - Fine Art Photography

Black Bird on Colorful Subway Light - Fine Art Photography

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

New York City subway. The real charm of the image is that it's more of an abstract statement of

Category

2010s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Pigment

Now More Choices, Wall St., New York

Now More Choices, Wall St., New York

By Haik Kocharian

Located in Hudson, NY

in film at Brooklyn College, where he also studied photography. Kocharian resides in New York City

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jive Guy on Williamsburg Subway

Jive Guy on Williamsburg Subway

By Meryl Meisler

Located in New York, NY

Street Seaport, Photoville, and throughout the New York City subway system. Her work is in the permanent

Category

1970s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jean-Paul Goude & Toukie Smith in NYC Subway, 1976
Jean-Paul Goude & Toukie Smith in NYC Subway, 1976

Jean-Paul Goude & Toukie Smith in NYC Subway, 1976

By Jonathan Becker

Located in New York, NY

and raised in New York City. In the mid-1970s, he moved for a year to Paris, where he was mentored by

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Platinum

Napoli - Original Landscape Colorful Authentic Italian Beach City Painting
Napoli - Original Landscape Colorful Authentic Italian Beach City Painting

Napoli - Original Landscape Colorful Authentic Italian Beach City Painting

By Fabio Coruzzi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

2020 LA Art Show – Los Angeles, CA 2019 Artspace Warehouse – Los Angeles 2017 AAF New York, NY 2016

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

Spring Time, Chinatown - Original Colorful City Still Life Pop Artwork
Spring Time, Chinatown - Original Colorful City Still Life Pop Artwork

Spring Time, Chinatown - Original Colorful City Still Life Pop Artwork

By Fabio Coruzzi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

2020 LA Art Show – Los Angeles, CA 2019 Artspace Warehouse – Los Angeles 2017 AAF New York, NY 2016

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Train to Sunset, Oil Painting
Train to Sunset, Oil Painting

Train to Sunset, Oil Painting

By Nick Savides

Located in San Francisco, CA

that he decided to be a career artist. His realist images of New York City are inspired by the drama of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Pavement #2 - Original Colorful Quirky Urban Figurative Mixed Media Artwork
The Pavement #2 - Original Colorful Quirky Urban Figurative Mixed Media Artwork

The Pavement #2 - Original Colorful Quirky Urban Figurative Mixed Media Artwork

By Fabio Coruzzi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Show – Los Angeles, CA 2019 Artspace Warehouse – Los Angeles 2017 AAF New York, NY 2016 Topography of

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood, Cardboard, Gel Pen

Surrealist Antiquity Theme (Nude Women and Horses)
Surrealist Antiquity Theme (Nude Women and Horses)

Surrealist Antiquity Theme (Nude Women and Horses)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

the family moved to the East Harlem section of New York City [NYC].6 Widow Sarah scrabbled first as a

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Paper, Ink

Soft Evening San Francisco - Original Colorful Figurative Mixed Media Artwork
Soft Evening San Francisco - Original Colorful Figurative Mixed Media Artwork

Soft Evening San Francisco - Original Colorful Figurative Mixed Media Artwork

By Fabio Coruzzi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Angeles, CA 2019 Artspace Warehouse – Los Angeles 2017 AAF New York, NY 2016 Topography of Life – Artspace

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite

The Village People Stepping Out of the Grand Ballroom

The Village People Stepping Out of the Grand Ballroom

By Meryl Meisler

Located in New York, NY

throughout the New York City subway system. Her work is in the permanent collections of the American Jewish

Category

1970s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Monograph: Alex Katz Black and White (Hand signed by Alex Katz)
Monograph: Alex Katz Black and White (Hand signed by Alex Katz)

Monograph: Alex Katz Black and White (Hand signed by Alex Katz)

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

riders on the New York City subway from the late 1940s and culminated in the rapturous, immersive

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Roller Skates

Roller Skates

By Meryl Meisler

Located in New York, NY

Street Seaport, Photoville, and throughout the New York City subway system. Her work is in the permanent

Category

1980s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Two 4 One Muscles

Two 4 One Muscles

By Meryl Meisler

Located in New York, NY

Street Seaport, Photoville, and throughout the New York City subway system. Her work is in the permanent

Category

1970s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pink Twins

Pink Twins

By Meryl Meisler

Located in New York, NY

Street Seaport, Photoville, and throughout the New York City subway system. Her work is in the permanent

Category

1980s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Handshake

Meryl MeislerHandshake, 1984

$2,600

H 17 in W 22 in

Handshake

By Meryl Meisler

Located in New York, NY

Street Seaport, Photoville, and throughout the New York City subway system. Her work is in the permanent

Category

1980s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

DONT WALK

Meryl MeislerDONT WALK, 1983

$1,800

H 17 in W 22 in

DONT WALK

By Meryl Meisler

Located in New York, NY

Street Seaport, Photoville, and throughout the New York City subway system. Her work is in the permanent

Category

1980s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Boy in a Tire

Boy in a Tire

By Meryl Meisler

Located in New York, NY

Street Seaport, Photoville, and throughout the New York City subway system. Her work is in the permanent

Category

1980s Other Art Style Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

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Located in Westport, CT

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Alessandra, Dye Transfer Print, 1986

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Sophie, Dye Transfer Print, Framed, 1981

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