The image shows a building's façade at an angle, capturing balconies, a streetlamp, and architectural details. The horizon is not visible, focusing closely on the building's elements. The balconies, with wrought iron railings, are at the top, a streetlight is in the middle beside a store's awning. The brushstrokes are distinct, using a stippling technique for various shades against a lighter background. The color palette is black, white, and grey with stark contrast highlighting details. In the distance, there are suggestions of a street and the lower part of the building.
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The image shows a building's façade at an angle, capturing balconies, a streetlamp, and architectural details. The horizon is not visible, focusing closely on the building's elements. The balconies, with wrought iron railings, are at the top, a streetlight is in the middle beside a store's awning. The brushstrokes are distinct, using a stippling technique for various shades against a lighter background. The color palette is black, white, and grey with stark contrast highlighting details. In the distance, there are suggestions of a street and the lower part of the building.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Balcony Railing

Aurelia Arbo

Date
1935/1942
Medium
pen and ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 43.3 x 27 cm (17 1/16 x 10 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 31" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.16979
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • New Orleans
  • American

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