Robert Hallowell
Early Wall Street Painting , Capitalism Rising, 1929
Oil on Canvas
19.5 x 25.5
Copyright The Artist
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Capitalism Rising. The birth of the greatest economic engine ever created is documented in oil paint as it blossoms towards the sky. It's 1929, and Artist Robert Hallowell secures an...
Capitalism Rising. The birth of the greatest economic engine ever
created is documented in oil paint as it blossoms towards the sky. It's
1929, and Artist Robert Hallowell secures an aerial view of Wall Street.
He's looking down at the Bankers Trust Company Building with its
distinctive pyramidal crown. It sports a confident American flag
shooting into the sky. The splash of red stripes punctuates the scene's
composition of grays and browns. On the left is the already-finished
Liberty Tower of 1910 at 55 Liberty Street. To the right, a new tower,
perhaps 40 Wall Street, is depicted under construction. The building's
grid of steel girders symbolizes strength. One beam is stacked upon
another as a defiant expression of progress. In the distance, the
Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and Williamsburg Bridge gracefully
span the East River, shimmering in a silver glow.
The painting is a metaphor for the American powerhouse of global
finance, Wall Street, captured in its nascent moment. It also functions
as a historical record seen from a bird's-eye view, which at the time
was hard to obtain. Signed and dated lower right. Framed size 25.5 x 32 x
2.5
created is documented in oil paint as it blossoms towards the sky. It's
1929, and Artist Robert Hallowell secures an aerial view of Wall Street.
He's looking down at the Bankers Trust Company Building with its
distinctive pyramidal crown. It sports a confident American flag
shooting into the sky. The splash of red stripes punctuates the scene's
composition of grays and browns. On the left is the already-finished
Liberty Tower of 1910 at 55 Liberty Street. To the right, a new tower,
perhaps 40 Wall Street, is depicted under construction. The building's
grid of steel girders symbolizes strength. One beam is stacked upon
another as a defiant expression of progress. In the distance, the
Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and Williamsburg Bridge gracefully
span the East River, shimmering in a silver glow.
The painting is a metaphor for the American powerhouse of global
finance, Wall Street, captured in its nascent moment. It also functions
as a historical record seen from a bird's-eye view, which at the time
was hard to obtain. Signed and dated lower right. Framed size 25.5 x 32 x
2.5