Entrance to Lincoln Tunnel, Night-Time

Philip Pearlstein American

Not on view

Pearlstein, an artist renowned for his decades-long practice of painting the nude—male and female, solo or in company—has rarely depicted the landscape of the city he calls home. Here, he captures the nighttime vista from the window of his New York studio in the West Thirties, near the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel. In his typically inventive way, the artist calls attention to the construction of his composition—the red mullion of his window reminds us that we are looking through a deliberately framed view—just as the Mickey Mouse figurine at bottom right is a humorous reminder of the props of an artist’s practice.

Entrance to Lincoln Tunnel, Night-Time, Philip Pearlstein (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1924–2022 New York, New York), Oil on canvas

Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.