Snug Harbor, Metal Ductwork in G Attic
Rackstraw DownesWW-2001-128363
2001·Oil on canvas·Overall: 40.7 × 433.8 cm (16 × 170 3/4 in.); Part 1: 39.4 × 69.3 cm (15 1/2 × 27 1/4 in.); Part 2: 40.7 × 83.9 cm (16 × 33 in.); Part 3: 40.7 × 83.9 cm (16 × 33 in.); Part 4: 39.4 × 90.2 cm (15 1/2 × 35 1/2 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 2001
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall: 40.7 × 433.8 cm (16 × 170 3/4 in.); Part 1: 39.4 × 69.3 cm (15 1/2 × 27 1/4 in.); Part 2: 40.7 × 83.9 cm (16 × 33 in.); Part 3: 40.7 × 83.9 cm (16 × 33 in.); Part 4: 39.4 × 90.2 cm (15 1/2 × 35 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Rackstraw Downes
Artist
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.
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- Rackstraw Downes
- Year
- 2001
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall: 40.7 × 433.8 cm (16 × 170 3/4 in.); Part 1: 39.4 × 69.3 cm (15 1/2 × 27 1/4 in.); Part 2: 40.7 × 83.9 cm (16 × 33 in.); Part 3: 40.7 × 83.9 cm (16 × 33 in.); Part 4: 39.4 × 90.2 cm (15 1/2 × 35 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-2001-128363
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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