Street surfaces holding the light

After the Rain looks along a wet urban route beneath a network of poles and wires. Vehicles and small figures occupy the lower space, while distant buildings soften into warm haze. The reflective pavement repeats the vertical structures without making the near ground as clearly defined as the façades above.

A pale distance between bare trees

The Plaza after the Rain places walkers on a damp path beneath large branching trunks. Dark reflections gather near their feet, with a brighter city opening behind the trees. The repeated verticals make the route feel enclosed even where the distant light suggests a much broader urban space beyond.

Small encounters within the public square

Early Evening, Empire Park, New York gathers figures near paths, trees and substantial buildings under a softly broken sky. Warm and green marks give the architecture a less rigid edge than in a sharply drawn city view. The open foreground allows the people to remain distinct within the larger arrangement of the park.

Related artists and collections

Compare atmospheric streets in Frederick Childe Hassam, city parks in William Glackens and reflective Paris views in Frank Myers Boggs. The architecture and cityscape collection extends the buildings and routes, while Impressionist prints follows the treatment of wet ground, haze and passing light.

Read more in our guide to New York City in paintings.