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Grit + Glamour | The Iconic Duality of NYC

Celebrating the Bold Contrasts of the City That Inspires the World.

New York City, with its rich tapestry of urban culture, vibrancy, and ever-evolving art scene, serves as both a muse and a canvas for some of the most captivating artworks. This curation pays homage to the city’s unmatched duality—grit and glamour—in pieces that echo its rhythm, its edge, and its timeless allure.

This collection embraces the contrasts that define the city—the interplay of light and shadow, elegance and rawness, and the tension between tradition and innovation. It explores the unique way NYC bridges its industrial history with contemporary artistry, offering an ever-changing tableau that speaks to resilience and reinvention.

New York’s allure lies in its ability to balance chaos with sophistication, a characteristic that resonates deeply within the curated works. Each piece captures the heartbeat of the city in its own way, reflecting the energy and spirit that has inspired generations of dreamers, creators, and visionaries.

This collection celebrates the soul of New York: a city where grit fuels creativity, and glamour elevates it to an art form. Explore these works to discover how artists have captured the essence of NYC, each with a lens uniquely their own.

Allan Tannenbaum ‘The Rolling Stones Visit Danceteria in New York’ 1980, Archival Pigment Print, Ed. of 50

Jochen Cerny ‘NYC 23rd Station Subway Station’ Fine Art Photography, Ed. of 6

Thomas Saliot ‘NYC Oranges’ Painting, Oil on Canvas

Mitchell Funk ‘Central Park Bow Bridge with Silhouetted Figures Post-Impressionist Golden Light’ 1977, Inkjet Archival Print, Certificate of Authenticity

Robert Wojtowicz ‘Guggenheim Museum New York City’ Fine Art Photography, Ed. of 25

Socrates Rizquez ‘New York #36’ Painting, Enamel on Wood

Susan Wides ‘Rockefeller #3’ 2000, Chromogenic Print (Framed)

Steve Schapiro ‘Warhol and Sedgwick Entourage, NYC’ 1965, Gelatin Silver Print

Xan Padron ’10th Street in the Rain, West Village, NYC’ Time Lapse, Photography, Color on Aluminum, Ed. of 25

Eylul Zeren ‘New York City Streets’ Photography, Giclée on Paper

Ron Burkhardt ‘NYC’ 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity.

Eitan Vitkon ‘New York MoMa‘ ca. 2012, C-Print on Diasec, Ed. of 5, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

Robert Rauschenberg ‘Museum of Modern Art’ 1976, Offset Lithograph Edition Poster

Mitchell Funk ‘Abstract View Of Crowds On Fifth Avenue’ New York City, 2019, Fine Art Photography

Robert Wotowicz ‘Manhattan New York City Black and White’ Fine Art Photography, Signed Print, Ed. of 25

Asaf Gam Hacohen ‘Exhibition #2 NYC’ 2021, Archival Pigment Print, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

Miss Al Simpson ‘NYC Graffiti Wall Fragment’ Painting

Luciano Romano ‘The Big Apple’ 2010, Archival Pigment Print on Cotton Paper, Mounted on Diasec + Dibond

Ursula Radel-Leszczynski ‘NYC Out of the Whitney Museum’ Painting, Oil on Canvas

Bezalel Levy ‘Passageway to Grand Central Station’ Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Leon Levinstein ‘Fifth Avenue’ ca. 1959, Gelatin Silver Print, Certificate of Authenticity

Choi Hye Ji ‘Guggenheim’ 2023, Mixed Acrylic on Canvas

Mitchell Funk ‘The Conversation: Late Afternoon Impressionist Light in Central Park’ 1972, Fine Art Photography

Alfred Eisenstaedt ‘Future Ballerinas of the American Ballet’ 1937, Silver Gelatin Print

Phil Stein ‘NYC 1736’ 2018, Photography on Plexi Collage

Rodney Smith ‘Bernadette in Red Hat with Book, New York Public Library’ 2003, Archival Pigment Print, Edition of 25

Louis Wolchonok ’42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA, Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway’ 1923, Pencil on Paper

Lisa Kereszi ‘Dancer Onstage, Times Square, NYC’ 2000, Archival Pigment Print

Asaf Gam Hacohen ‘The Highline NYC’ 2019, Archival Pigment Print

Joel Meyerowitz ‘New York City, 1963’ Pigment Print on Canson Archival Paper, Ed. of 25

Pete Turner ‘Balloons in NYC’ 1957, Archival Pigment Print

Joel Meyerowitz ‘New York City, 1975’ Modern Print, Pigment Print on Canson Archival Paper

David Kapp ‘Big Crowd’ 2009, Oil on Linen

Jessica Craig-Martin ‘Lullaby of Broadway’ 2017, C-print, Frame Included

Fabiolla Loureiro ‘1985’ Fine Art Photography, Digital on Paper

Vik Muniz ‘Museum of Modern Art’ (The Red Studio, after Henri Matisse) Repro, 2020, Archival Inkjet Print

Bill Cunningham ‘Bill Blass for Saks Fifth Avenue Show’ c. 1970s, Gelatin Silver Print

Maciej Markowicz ‘Motiongraph #18, Lincoln Center Plaza at Columbus Avenue’ Two Unique Chromogenic Paper Negative Photographic Prints

Anastasia Samoylova ‘Jewelry Advertisment, Fifth Avenue, New York’ 2021, Archival Pigment Print

Jeff Mermelstein ‘New York City, 1994’ 1994, Chromogenic Print

Joseph Cela ‘Peeping’ Fine Art Photography, Ed. of 50

Natalie Rozenbaum ‘Broadway Scene’ 2012, Giclee On Canvas

Lisette Model ‘Window Reflexions, Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1940’ Printed 1977, Gelatin Silver Print

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