Jan 28, 2016 - Sale 2403

Sale 2403 - Lot 156

Price Realized: $ 375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(NEW YORK CITY / ARCHITECTURE.)
"Theater, Hotel & Exhibition Center and Office Building - Pennsylvania Station - New York City - NY. F.H. McGraw & Company Developers-Constructors - Charles DuBose Architect." Rendering of proposed Penn Station/Madison Square Garden complex. Mixed media on board, image measures 603x825 mm; 23 3/4x32 1/2 inches; board measures 29 3/4x37 1/2 inches. Caption on paper label below image with loose matte board over both. Light spotting to image and mild staining from glue along bottom edge. Signed "Rudolph Asiou Jr" (?) in image. Circa 1965.
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One of the creative submissions for the second incarnation of Pennsylvania Station after the original railroad landmark was demolished in 1963. The design features a brightly colored, modernistic circular structure with parking decks, offices, and with a central interior top floor landscaped lounge area. Charles Luckman's model for Penn Plaza and Madison Square Garden eventually won the commission in 1968. The controversy over the demolition of the original building became the main catalyst for the current landmarks preservation movement in New York City.