This painting shows an elevated view of a snowy city scene. Our view overlooks rooftops and bare, leafless trees surrounded by snow-covered ground. The section of trees is in the center of the image, and behind them are distant buildings of various styles. Light brushwork creates a soft, filtered light across the cityscape. The buildings are in shades of pale red, light yellow, cream, and peach, with some teal and gray. Some of the buildings cast long shadows, and these are shown in light blue. The trees are painted with thin lines of purple, pink, yellow, and teal. The sky above the scene…
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Madison Square, Snow

painter Allen Tucker (American, 1866 - 1939)

1904

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 50.8 x 60.9 cm (20 x 24 in.) ; framed: 66 x 76.2 cm (26 x 30 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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