Collection Highlights
Section of water pipe
1800-1840
X.47
Wood, iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
"Brooklyn Bridge"
Title
"Brooklyn Bridge"
Date
1990
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 52 x 62 in. ( 132.1 x 157.5 cm )
Description
Night view of Brooklyn Bridge, drawn from left to upper right side of canvas. Lights reflect in the water of the East River. Thick impasto and highly expressionistic
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
2002.8
Gallery Label
Iconic Brooklyn Bridge repeatedly captures artists' imaginations, never more so than in this nocturn. Gaon prefers night scenes and views Manhattan's bridges as the pillars upon which the City's urban vibrancy is built.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
