Ernest Lawson 1873-193 (Canadian-born American),Spring Night,Harlem River ca.1913,oil on canvas
The most prominent structure of this view of Washington Heights,one of many by Lawson,is of Washington Bridge completed in 1888 as a link between northern Manhattan and the Bronx over the Harlem River at 181st St (not to be confused with the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River which opened in 1931).Lawson emphasized drama and design,not typographical accuracy.Looking toward the Bronx from the Manhattan riverbank,he eliminated the bridge's wide masonry arches-a great of modern engineering-and radically foreshortened the span on the Bronx side.Twilight and twinkling lights create a romantic mood.
Ernest Lawson 1873-193 (Canadian-born American),Spring Night,Harlem River ca.1913,oil on canvas
The most prominent structure of this view of Washington Heights,one of many by Lawson,is of Washington Bridge completed in 1888 as a link between northern Manhattan and the Bronx over the Harlem River at 181st St (not to be confused with the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River which opened in 1931).Lawson emphasized drama and design,not typographical accuracy.Looking toward the Bronx from the Manhattan riverbank,he eliminated the bridge's wide masonry arches-a great of modern engineering-and radically foreshortened the span on the Bronx side.Twilight and twinkling lights create a romantic mood.