Entrance to Lincoln Tunnel, Night-Time

1992
Not on view
Pearlstein, an artist renowned for his decades-long practice of painting the nude—male and female, solo or in company—has rarely depicted the landscape of the city he calls home. Here, he captures the nighttime vista from the window of his New York studio in the West Thirties, near the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel. In his typically inventive way, the artist calls attention to the construction of his composition—the red mullion of his window reminds us that we are looking through a deliberately framed view—just as the Mickey Mouse figurine at bottom right is a humorous reminder of the props of an artist’s practice.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Entrance to Lincoln Tunnel, Night-Time
  • Artist: Philip Pearlstein (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1924–2022 New York, New York)
  • Date: 1992
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 72 × 72 in. (182.9 × 182.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.216
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Philip Pearlstein
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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