The New Yorker Cover - Aug 27, 1979

The image captures a view down a New York City street as twilight descends. In the immediate foreground, the grand, shadowy facade of a classical building, rendered in deep blues and blacks, frames the scene on the left. The perspective draws the eye towards a dense corridor of buildings under a striking, incandescent sky of orange, pink, and red. The distant buildings are illuminated with dabs of light, suggesting the vibrant, ongoing life of the city as night begins to fall. The artist's signature, "Getz," is visible in the lower right corner.

Artistic Insight

This piece is a classic example of the work of Arthur Getz, who was one of The New Yorker's most prolific cover artists, creating 213 covers over a 50-year span. Getz was renowned for his ability to capture the atmosphere and "special light of Manhattan."

In this cover, he masterfully employs a painterly style with visible, energetic brushstrokes. The composition is built on a powerful contrast between the cool, dark, and solid architecture of the foreground and the warm, fiery, and atmospheric light of the sunset. This juxtaposition creates a profound sense of depth and mood, evoking a feeling of both the city's historical permanence and the fleeting beauty of a summer evening. The use of color is not just descriptive but emotional, turning a typical urban scene into a moment of dramatic, almost theatrical, beauty. Getz’s work often finds these "silent dramas of contrast and tone" within the urban environment, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary.

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