New York, 48th Street
Aries Fayer
1927
Medium
woodcut
Dimensions
Image: 194 x 203 mm Sheet: 203 x 270 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.1706
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Aries Fayer · 1891–1991
Aries Fayer was a Hungarian-American printmaker born in 1891. Little is documented about his early life or formal training, though he established himself as an artist working primarily in woodcut and etching techniques after immigrating to the United States. His practice centered on capturing the energy and architecture of American cities through stark contrasts, sharp angles, and high vantage poi...