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"The Reefing of the USS Radford" Color Photograph of Sinking Ship

"The Reefing of the USS Radford" Color Photograph of Sinking Ship

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Mallon has gained international attention for his project “American Reclamation” which includes the series “Next Stop Atlantic” focusing on decommissioned NYC subway cars that were r...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print

'Modern Music' — WPA Modernism, New York City El
'Modern Music' — WPA Modernism, New York City El

'Modern Music' — WPA Modernism, New York City El

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Albert Potter's evocative, expressionist image, created at the height of the Great Depression, portrays New York City's diverse denizens packed into a subway car, oblivious to the sk...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

Out to the Ballgame, Original Painting
Out to the Ballgame, Original Painting

Out to the Ballgame, Original Painting

By Keith Thomson

Located in San Francisco, CA

"With their mosaics of chrome, wildly varying colors, and refracted light, subway cars are an impressionist's cornucopia," says Keith.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled 11 06 Graffiti and Street art Spray Paint on Canvas
Untitled 11 06 Graffiti and Street art Spray Paint on Canvas

Untitled 11 06 Graffiti and Street art Spray Paint on Canvas

By John Crash Matos

Located in Southampton, NY

Crash was first noticed through his murals on subway cars and is now regarded as a pioneer of the Graffiti art movement.

Category

Early 2000s Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Graffiti Train, PHASE 2
Graffiti Train, PHASE 2

Lonny Wood (aka Phase 2)Graffiti Train, PHASE 2, circa 1980

$13,996Sale Price|20% Off

H 4.5 in W 20.5 in

Graffiti Train, PHASE 2

By Lonny Wood (aka Phase 2)

Located in Fairfield, CT

He described the thrill of tagging subway cars as "impact expressionalism". He is also credited with having pioneered the use of arrows in graffiti writing around this same time.

Category

1980s Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Plastic, Acrylic

4250 lbs, 40"x60" limited edition photograph

4250 lbs, 40"x60" limited edition photograph

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Mallon has gained international attention for his project “American Reclamation” which includes the series “Next Stop Atlantic” focusing on decommissioned NYC subway cars that were r...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

C Print

"Locomotive UP462" Contemporary photograph of railroad train car limited ediiton
"Locomotive UP462" Contemporary photograph of railroad train car limited ediiton

"Locomotive UP462" Contemporary photograph of railroad train car limited ediiton

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen’s project following the MTA’a artificial reef project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the Atlantic was recently at The New York Transit Museum’s Grand Central Term...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

MARTHA COOPER - Cops on Subway, 1981 - Street Photography New York Design Art
MARTHA COOPER - Cops on Subway, 1981 - Street Photography New York Design Art

MARTHA COOPER - Cops on Subway, 1981 - Street Photography New York Design Art

Located in Madrid, Madrid

The photograph places two police officers inside a heavily graffiti-covered subway car, creating a striking contrast between institutional authority and underground rebellion.

Category

2010s Street Art More Art

Materials

Wood, Digital

"Caboose UP 25807" Contemporary photograph of railroad train car limited ediiton

"Caboose UP 25807" Contemporary photograph of railroad train car limited ediiton

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen’s project following the MTA’a artificial reef project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the Atlantic was recently at The New York Transit Museum’s Grand Central Term...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Armn 110418" Graffiti painted railroad train car, limited edition photograph

"Armn 110418" Graffiti painted railroad train car, limited edition photograph

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen’s project following the MTA’a artificial reef project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the Atlantic was recently at The New York Transit Museum’s Grand Central Term...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Armn 110418" Graffiti painted railroad train car, limited edition photo 10"x30"

"Armn 110418" Graffiti painted railroad train car, limited edition photo 10"x30"

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen’s project following the MTA’a artificial reef project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the Atlantic was recently at The New York Transit Museum’s Grand Central Term...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Armn 110418" Graffiti painted railroad train car, limited edition photo 15"x45"

"Armn 110418" Graffiti painted railroad train car, limited edition photo 15"x45"

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen’s project following the MTA’a artificial reef project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the Atlantic was recently at The New York Transit Museum’s Grand Central Term...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Dondi White NYC 1987 (Dondi graffiti artist)
Dondi White NYC 1987 (Dondi graffiti artist)

Dondi White NYC 1987 (Dondi graffiti artist)

Located in NEW YORK, NY

The photographer Martha Cooper documented how Dondi painted a subway car in her series Children of the Grace (1979), which also appeared in the book Subway Art, published in 1984.

Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Blade Graffiti art 1992 (Blade train drawing Blade king of graffiti)
Blade Graffiti art 1992 (Blade train drawing Blade king of graffiti)

Blade Graffiti art 1992 (Blade train drawing Blade king of graffiti)

By Blade

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Artists from around the world completed these prints with their own hand subway car designs. BLADE apparently did not send in this drawing, since it does not appear in the book.

Category

1990s Street Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

"Boxcar CSXT 994 371" Contemporary Freight Train photograph, do not hump text

"Boxcar CSXT 994 371" Contemporary Freight Train photograph, do not hump text

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Romance of Electricity, Mixed Media Metallic Painting Woman Artist
Romance of Electricity, Mixed Media Metallic Painting Woman Artist

Romance of Electricity, Mixed Media Metallic Painting Woman Artist

By Vivien Abrams Collens

Located in Surfside, FL

Vivian Abrams Collins paintings about urban environments use multiple perspectives , geometry, pattern, color and line to evoke urban experiences of architecture and changing views a...

Category

1980s 85 New Wave Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Cardboard

Feed, 20"x30" photograph

Feed, 20"x30" photograph

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Mallon has gained international attention for his project “American Reclamation” which includes the series “Next Stop Atlantic” focusing on decommissioned NYC subway cars that were r...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Feed, 40"x60" photograph

Feed, 40"x60" photograph

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Mallon has gained international attention for his project “American Reclamation” which includes the series “Next Stop Atlantic” focusing on decommissioned NYC subway cars that were r...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "BKTY 15325" freight train series
Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "BKTY 15325" freight train series

Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "BKTY 15325" freight train series

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "RBOX 33863" freight train series

Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "RBOX 33863" freight train series

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Feed, 30"x45" limited edition photograph

Feed, 30"x45" limited edition photograph

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Mallon has gained international attention for his project “American Reclamation” which includes the series “Next Stop Atlantic” focusing on decommissioned NYC subway cars that were r...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

McEnroe / Borg
McEnroe / Borg

David YarrowMcEnroe / Borg, 2023

Price Upon Request

H 52 in W 71 in D 2 in

McEnroe / Borg

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

My plan was to celebrate this era by hosting a little gathering on a New York subway car from the same period. The way to do this was to hire the New York Transit Museum for the day ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Otto Kuhler Signed Original Etching “Mississippi Evening”
Otto Kuhler Signed Original Etching “Mississippi Evening”

Otto Kuhler Signed Original Etching “Mississippi Evening”

By Otto Kuhler

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Kuhler was hired at American Car & Foundry (ACF) in 1944 where he developed double-deck sleepers, subway cars with standee windows and more.

Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

"IC 9977138" Contemporary Color Photograph, railroad freight train with mountain

"IC 9977138" Contemporary Color Photograph, railroad freight train with mountain

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Locomotive BNSF 3845" limited edition photograph (freight train in landscape)

"Locomotive BNSF 3845" limited edition photograph (freight train in landscape)

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"TTZX 85009" 20"x60" limited edition photograph (freight train in landscape)

"TTZX 85009" 20"x60" limited edition photograph (freight train in landscape)

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"UP6658 Locomotive" 20"x60" limited edition color photograph

"UP6658 Locomotive" 20"x60" limited edition color photograph

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "BR 35535" freight train series
Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "BR 35535" freight train series

Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "BR 35535" freight train series

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Freight Train Contemporary Photograph, "Undercutter" 20"x60" C-Print

Freight Train Contemporary Photograph, "Undercutter" 20"x60" C-Print

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Freight Train Contemporary Photograph, "Undercutter" Limited Edition C-Print

Freight Train Contemporary Photograph, "Undercutter" Limited Edition C-Print

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Locomotive FEC 803" Florida East Coast Line with Palm Trees, large format photo

"Locomotive FEC 803" Florida East Coast Line with Palm Trees, large format photo

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen’s project following the MTA’a artificial reef project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the Atlantic was recently at The New York Transit Museum’s Grand Central Term...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Diver in Icy Water" Edition of 5 -  30"x45" limited edition phototgrapah
"Diver in Icy Water" Edition of 5 -  30"x45" limited edition phototgrapah

"Diver in Icy Water" Edition of 5 - 30"x45" limited edition phototgrapah

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Mallon has gained equal amounts of acclaim for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as ar...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Crew Quarters

Stephen MallonCrew Quarters

$6,000

H 40 in W 60 in

Crew Quarters

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well known for his past series of work, including "Next Stop Atlantic," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Promenade

Stephen MallonPromenade

$6,000

H 40 in W 60 in

Promenade

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well known for his past series of work, including "Next Stop Atlantic," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Promenade 30"x45" limited edition photograph, 1/5

Promenade 30"x45" limited edition photograph, 1/5

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well known for his past series of work, including "Next Stop Atlantic," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Crew Quarters

Stephen MallonCrew Quarters

$4,200

H 30 in W 45 in

Crew Quarters

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well known for his past series of work, including "Next Stop Atlantic," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Funnel

Stephen MallonFunnel

$4,200

H 30 in W 45 in

Funnel

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well known for his past series of work, including "Next Stop Atlantic," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print

First Class

Stephen MallonFirst Class

$6,000

H 40 in W 60 in

First Class

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well known for his past series of work, including "Next Stop Atlantic," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

240, 000

Stephen Mallon240, 000

$4,200

H 30 in W 45 in

240, 000

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well known for his past series of work, including "Next Stop Atlantic," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Blue Riband
Blue Riband

Stephen MallonBlue Riband

$4,200

H 45 in W 30 in

Blue Riband

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well known for his past series of work, including "Next Stop Atlantic," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Anchor Room

Stephen MallonAnchor Room

$2,150

H 20 in W 30 in

Anchor Room

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Mallon is well known for his past series of work, including "Next Stop Atlantic," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

SS106 Bloom - Large Oversized Soft Neutral Abstract Floral Landscape Painting
SS106 Bloom - Large Oversized Soft Neutral Abstract Floral Landscape Painting

SS106 Bloom - Large Oversized Soft Neutral Abstract Floral Landscape Painting

By Susan Washington

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The surfaces Susan Washington works with are derived from her memories of the graffitied subway car, public telephone booths, and rolling steel cages that secure neighborhood stores ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint

Monograph with 3-D sculptural pop-up (Hand signed and numbered by Red Grooms)
Monograph with 3-D sculptural pop-up (Hand signed and numbered by Red Grooms)

Monograph with 3-D sculptural pop-up (Hand signed and numbered by Red Grooms)

By Red Grooms

Located in New York, NY

Other environments include an agricultural building for the Des Moines Art Center in Iowa, the beloved Ruckus Manhattan (complete with subway car and Brooklyn Bridge), and a Ruckus R...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset, Board

Sink

Stephen MallonSink

$4,200

H 30 in W 45 in

Sink

By Stephen Mallon

Located in New York, NY

In this photograph, Stephen Mallon captures a subway car filling with water as it sinks into the ocean.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

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Subway Car For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate subway car for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many contemporary, street art and modern versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a subway car may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right subway car is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, black, brown and blue. Creating a subway car has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Stephen Mallon, Michael McLaughlin, Nicola Katsikis, John Conn and John Crash Matos are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in c print, paper and photographic paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Subway Car?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a subway car in our inventory may begin at $238 and can go as high as $75,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,500.