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From 75 Varick to the Holland Tunnel Entrance

Rackstraw DownesWW-1988-M074020
1988·Oil on canvas·23 1/8 x 72" (58.7 x 182.9 cm)

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Year
1988
Dimensions
23 1/8 x 72" (58.7 x 182.9 cm)

Artist

Rackstraw Downes
Rackstraw Downes

Painting

Rackstraw Downes is an American painter known for precise, large-scale watercolors and oils depicting overlooked urban and industrial landscapes. Working primarily from direct observation, he renders parking lots, warehouses, and street corners with meticulous attention to atmospheric condition and spatial recession. His practice, rooted in postwar realism, eschews both abstraction and romantic sentiment in favor of the visual complexity embedded in mundane architectural and civic spaces.

Pembury, UK

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Year
1988
Dimensions
23 1/8 x 72" (58.7 x 182.9 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1988-M074020

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Source
moma
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Artist

Rackstraw Downes

Rackstraw Downes

Painting

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