Nocturne (The General Motors Building at Columbus Circle)

1931

Not on view

Guglielmi depicts the General Motors Building at Columbus Circle, New York, with a draftsman’s concern for linear detail. While his background in neoclassical mural painting gave him expertise in spatial construction, Guglielmi stated his allegiance to artists associated with the style known as Precisionism, including Charles Demuth. Although the painting is devoid of figurative subjects, Guglielmi felt it suggested life, "I like to evoke the feel of a street, the unseen life hidden by blank walls, its bustle and noise, the mystery of a deserted alley."

Artwork Details

Title: Nocturne (The General Motors Building at Columbus Circle)
Artist: O. Louis Guglielmi (American (born Egypt), Cairo 1906–1956 Amagansett, New York)
Date: 1931
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 1/8 × 20 in. (89.2 × 50.8 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Carl D. Lobell, 1995
Object Number: 1995.226.4
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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