Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
New York Central Park and City
Object Number:
2002.73
Date:
1934
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
canvas: 26 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. ( 67.3 x 77.5 cm )
frame: 37 3/4 x 41 3/4 in. ( 95.9 x 106 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: Sigend and dated LR: "H. Hauser 1934/N.Y."
Description:
In this twilit scene painted from a snowy Central Park, a succession of buildings along Central Park West runs from the Dakota at 72nd Street to the San Remo at 74th Street.
Gallery Label:
Hauser represents the contiuation of European artists arriving in NYC. This canvas also records the development of land along the west side of Central Park as it became a highly desireable residential area.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert Hauser
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
