1931, O. Louis Guglielmi, Nocturne (The General Motors Building at Columbus Circle) -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: Guglielmi depicts the General Motors Building at Columbus Circle, New York, with a draftsman's concern for linear detail. While his background in neoclassical mural painting gave him expertise in spatial construction, Guglielmi stated his allegiance to artists associated with the style known as Precisionism, including Charles Demuth (see I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold on view nearby). Although the painting is devoid of figurative subjects, Guglielmi felt it suggested life, "I like to evoke the feel of a street, the unseen life hidden by blank walls, its bustle and noise, the mystery of a deserted alley."
1931, O. Louis Guglielmi, Nocturne (The General Motors Building at Columbus Circle) -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: Guglielmi depicts the General Motors Building at Columbus Circle, New York, with a draftsman's concern for linear detail. While his background in neoclassical mural painting gave him expertise in spatial construction, Guglielmi stated his allegiance to artists associated with the style known as Precisionism, including Charles Demuth (see I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold on view nearby). Although the painting is devoid of figurative subjects, Guglielmi felt it suggested life, "I like to evoke the feel of a street, the unseen life hidden by blank walls, its bustle and noise, the mystery of a deserted alley."