George Bellows, The Lone Tenement, oil on canvas, 1909
The National Gallery of art recently had a retrospective of the American painter George Bellow's work. One of the paintings that caught our eyes when we went to see it was The Lone Tenement. This painting depicts a tenement building under the Queensboro Bridge, blocks from where I lived in New York. In fact, I'm almost certain that the Food Emporium where I did my grocery shopping now occupies that exact location. Looking at this painting, it's amazing to think how much New York has changed in a century. For more info about this artwork go here.
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