Basin Street
The Met
Artist: Remo Farruggio(American, Palermo 1906–1981 Provincetown, Massachusetts)
Date: 1938
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of New York City W. P. A., 1943
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A lone figure on a dark, monochromatic street, flanked by buildings and streetlights at night
Detailed Description
A dark street scene at night is rendered in shades of gray, black, and white. The street recedes into the background, flanked by buildings on both sides. On the left, a building with multiple arched doorways on the ground floor features an ornate balcony above, supported by decorative brackets. A sign reading "ROOMS" hangs from this building. On the right, a building with prominent vertical columns and a balcony on its upper floor stands next to another structure. Two tall streetlights, one on each side of the street, illuminate the immediate foreground and cast long shadows. A solitary figure with dark-toned skin stands in the middle of the street, facing forward, appearing to wear minimal clothing. The sky above is dark with a lighter, cloud-like formation. In the bottom right corner, handwritten text reads "Rene Fornaggio 1938". Along the far right edge, more handwritten text is visible: "New Orleans land of dreams Women in cages, They eat bread. Basin St. 481 Canal St. New".
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