Madison Square, Snow
1904
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 50.8 x 60.9 cm (20 x 24 in.) framed: 66 x 76.2 cm (26 x 30 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial
Accession Number
1971.13.2
Art Historical Context
Behold *Madison Square, Snow* (1904), a captivating oil on canvas by American painter Allen Tucker, measuring 20 x inches. This intimate yet evocative work captures a serene winter moment in New York City's Madison Square, blanketed in fresh snow. The medium of oil on canvas allows Tucker to render the subtle play of light on icy surfaces and the soft hush of urban stillness, evoking the crisp atmosphere of early 20th-century city life. Created during a time of rapid urbanization in Gilded Age New York, the painting reflects Madison Square's role as a bustling cultural hub—home to the grand ...