Works Under $25,000
Metropolitan Tower, Madison Square
13 x 10⅞ inches
Provenance
Private collection, New York, New York
Related Works
Metropolitan Tower, Madison Square, New York, Winter, ca. 1920, pastel on gray paper, 13 ⁵⁄₁₆ x 11¼ inches, signed lower left: F. Usher De Voll; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Easter Twilight–5th Avenue at Plaza, pastel on paper, signed lower right: F. Usher De Voll; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Note
De Voll’s New York City works often focus on urban landmarks, most notably Madison Square, which he painted repeatedly. He depicted bustling squares with a subdued palette and soft tonal transitions, capturing the atmosphere and light, while conveying a quiet, poetic view of urban life. De Voll exhibited widely during his lifetime, won a silver medal at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, and is held in collections such as the Milwaukee Art Museum, Everson Museum, and Rhode Island Historical Society.
