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1920s Four Coppered Brass New York City Subway Lights
By Russell and Stoll Co
Located in New York, NY
1920s New York City copper plated brass single subway lights. Flush mounts for standard electrical
Category

Vintage 1920s American Industrial Flush Mount

Materials

Brass, Copper

Early New York City Gunmetal Copper Subway Wall Sconce Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 6, early 20th century, New York City subway wall sconce lights feature gunmetal copper
Category

Vintage 1920s American Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Copper

Artemide Islep Led Two-Wire Wall Light in White by Mikko Laakkonen
By Mikko Laakkonen, Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
The idea came when I looked at subway air vents in New York City. I wanted to design a lamp which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Aluminum And Pyrex Glass Subway Light Covers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Architectual, art deco, subway light covers feature tubular aluminum frames with ribbed diffused
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Architectural Elements

Materials

Aluminum

Under and Above, New York City, "Brooklyn to Manhattan journey on the subway..."
Located in London, GB
neighbourhood at night when it was quiet but the street lights were blasting away on the low level flat roofs
Category

2010s Art Deco Black and White Photography

Materials

Glass, Wood, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Photogram

Into the Night (a lone male emerges from a subway stop by the Flatiron Building)
By Frederick Mershimer
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lone figure emerges out of bright lights streaming from a subway entrance at the corner of 23rd
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

'City Lights' — Vintage Wood Engraving, New York City, 1934
By Fritz Eichenberg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Fritz Eichenberg, 'City LIghts', wood engraving, 1934, edition 200. Signed, titled 'Lights', and
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Lights, Parachute Jump and Smile, Coney Island, colorful, text
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on black paper. Ms. Morgan says: When I finally started riding the subway again during
Category

2010s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Lights, Parachute Jump and Smile, Coney Island, colorful historic amusement park
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on black paper. Ms. Morgan says: When I finally started riding the subway again during
Category

2010s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Keith Haring Art in Transit 1984 (Keith Haring Tseng Kwong Chi book)
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
lights up the subterranean vistas of the New York City subways with radiant energy." (publisher’s
Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper

Overlook, Figure, Yellow Vintage Car, Mountains, Pine Trees, Lake at Sunset
By KK Kozik
Located in Kent, CT
with lights glowing from their windows beneath the luminous sunset sky. Signed by artist on the verso
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Fragment #03 Comtemporay Design Sculptural Floor Lamp by Singchan Design
By Singchan Design
Located in 广州市, CN
through the dark cold subway and reaching the top floor, there are many sublime white spikes gathered
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Floor Lamp Franco Albini Style, Italy, 1960s
By Louis Sognot, Franco Albini
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing one lights floor lamp in bamboo and rattan in the style of the Italian designer
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan

A Life-Size Pair French Cast-Iron Torchères Sculptures Juggler & Serpent Charmer
By Val D'Osne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boulevard Voltaire, Paris. The monumental pair of indoor or outdoor torchère lights, each torchère portrays
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Moorish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Primitive Coffee Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
plunged into the present. Specifically in Milan, and precisely in the subway, at rush hour. They’re
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rubber

Primitive Coffee Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
plunged into the present. Specifically in Milan, and precisely in the subway, at rush hour. They’re
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rubber

Primitive Coffee Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
plunged into the present. Specifically in Milan, and precisely in the subway, at rush hour. They’re
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rubber

Primitive Chair by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
plunged into the present. Specifically in Milan, and precisely in the subway, at rush hour. They’re
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Rubber

Primitive Coffee Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
into the present. Specifically in Milan, and precisely in the subway, at rush hour. They’re terrified
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rubber

Primitive Console Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
into the present. Specifically in Milan, and precisely in the subway, at rush hour. They’re terrified
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Console Tables

Materials

Rubber

Primitive Bedroom by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
and the two are plunged into the present. Specifically in Milan, and precisely in the subway, at rush
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas

Materials

Rubber

Hong Kong
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, 25 mai 2021, 22h18
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Zug, CH
renews itself according to the various lights of day, with each moment offering a new perspective on
Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, 25 mai 2021, 22h18
By JR artist
Located in Zug, CH
renews itself according to the various lights of day, with each moment offering a new perspective on
Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, Set 4, Print, Art, Edition
By JR artist
Located in Zug, CH
environment differently. The artwork renews itself according to the various lights of day, with each moment
Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, 18 mai 2021, 19h58, Print
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Zug, CH
according to the various lights of day, with each moment offering a new perspective on Paris’ most famous
Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, Set 2, Print, Art, Edition
By JR artist
Located in Zug, CH
various lights of day, with each moment offering a new perspective on Paris’ most famous monument, the
Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Attributed to Poul Henningsen Artichoke, 1957
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
. Henningsen rests peacefully in Bisbeyo Cemetery, Denmark, and one of the subway stations in Copenhagen is
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, 18 mai 2021, 19h58,
By JR artist
Located in Zug, CH
according to the various lights of day, with each moment offering a new perspective on Paris’ most famous
Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, Set 2, Print, Art, Edition
By JR artist
Located in Zug, CH
various lights of day, with each moment offering a new perspective on Paris’ most famous monument, the
Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, Set 4, Print, Art, Edition
By JR artist
Located in Zug, CH
various lights of day, with each moment offering a new perspective on Paris’ most famous monument, the
Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Circus Performers - French Naive Figurative Oil by Camille Bombois
By Camille Bombois
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
construction of the Métro subway. He then changed to nightwork at a newspaper printing works, handling the
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jorf Lasfar, Morocco
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Santa Monica
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Unusual Poul Henningsen PH-4/4 Stamped P.H-4 'D.R.P' Deutsche Reichs Patent .
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
. Henningsen rests peacefully in Bisbeyo Cemetery, Denmark, and one of the subway stations in Copenhagen is
Category

Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

SFO
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chicago
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Manhattan
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Oslo
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Broadway
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Middletown, RI
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

ORD
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marshalltown, IA
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

San Francisco
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

58th Street
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jorf Lasfar, Morocco
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

NYC
By Michael McLaughlin
Located in Hudson, NY
New York subway elevator, the resulting images are what McLaughlin describes as being "as much of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Abstract Geometric Screen Print -- "Construction Over Yellow Sky"
By Margo Hoff
Located in Soquel, CA
inspiration in “rocks, weeds, views from airplanes, rivers, subways, forests, machines, kinds of lights, red
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper

New York Stock Exchange
By Frederick Mershimer
Located in New York, NY
right Titled and numbered, lower left (The windows behind the columns, the subway lights, and the
Category

1980s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Etching

Night Dancer
By Shuto Okayasu
Located in New York, NY
scene. The series of works Okayasu shows are mostly from night scene he saw in the city; subway, deli
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Night Dancer
Night Dancer
H 20 in W 16 in D 1 in
Midnight Tour
By Shuto Okayasu
Located in New York, NY
the city; subway, deli, people he met, and city lights. He emphasizes the intertwining of reality and
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Permanent Marker

Midnight Tour
Midnight Tour
H 18 in W 15 in D 1 in
Strange Night "Think Twice"
By Shuto Okayasu
Located in New York, NY
scene. The series of works Okayasu shows are mostly from night scene he saw in the city; subway, deli
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen, Permanent Marker, Satin Paper

Midnight Tour
By Shuto Okayasu
Located in New York, NY
scene. The series of works Okayasu shows are mostly from night scene he saw in the city; subway, deli
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

New York City Subway Sconce
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A superb quality patinated bronze double arm wall lamp.
Category

Early 20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

New York City Subway Sconce
New York City Subway Sconce
H 4 in W 16 in D 8 in
Reclaimed MOD Cast Iron & Prismatic Glass Bulkhead Wall Lights by Holophane
By Holophane
Located in Nottingham, GB
of listing Priced Individually Small and robust bulkhead lights removed from a military complex in
Category

Vintage 1920s British Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

Pair of Art Nouveau Wall Lamps in the style of Hector Guimard France
By Hector Guimard
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
realization of numerous subway entrances.
Category

20th Century French Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Set of Four 1890s Copper Subway Ceiling Fixtures
Located in Bainbridge, NY
set of 4 late 19th Century polished Subway Copper ceiling mounted lights. Nice weight! Beautiful
Category

Antique 19th Century American Industrial Flush Mount

Materials

Copper

French Contemporary Art by Anne du Planty - NYC Subway
By Anne du Planty
Located in Paris, IDF
. Originally from North of France, she discovered lights of the South, the brightness of the sun, the shade of
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Find a variety of subway lights available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct subway lights — often made from plastic, rubber and metal — can elevate any home. Find 3 antique and vintage subway lights at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Subway lights have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Subway lights are generally popular furniture pieces, but modern, mid-century modern and industrial styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Subway lights have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Superego Editions, Artemide and Franca Helg, Antonio Piva and Franco Albini are consistently popular.

How Much are Subway Lights?

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