Nov 18, 2009 - Sale 2196

Sale 2196 - Lot 153

Price Realized: $ 900
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
LESLIE RAGAN (1897-1972) NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM. 1945.
33x16 inches, 80x40 cm.
Condition B / B+: tears and losses at edges; creases, abrasions and staining in margins and image; metal strips affixed to top and bottom margins. One calendar sheet still attached. Paper.
Beneath a star-studded sky, the dark blue 20th Century Ltd., with orange lights burning in the engine and passenger cars, is cutting its way through the mid-winter darkness along the Historic Water Level Route (along the Hudson River). Running past snow-covered pine trees and houses, the headlamp from the mighty engine casts a moon-like reflection in the river. With the attached calendar a specific date can be assigned to this image.