Temptation on Water Street, Moody c. 1940s Large Framed Watercolor Street Scene extra large key All painted bright pink with

All painted bright pink with yellow

Sheibleys of Pennsylvania

Box measures 5 3/4" l x 1 7/8" d x 1 7/8" t

who had kept it in his personal collection for some years

which though fairly light in weight feels substantial

Temptation on Water Street, Moody c. 1940s Large Framed Watercolor Street Scene extra large key All painted bright pink withI found this one in an antique store a bit north of Albany, NY and fell in love with its formal execution and the Hopper esque sense of urban solitude and longing it evokes; the quiet drama of internal deliberations amplified by the emptiness of city streets. I have not taken it out the frame to see if it is signed, but clearly it dates to the 1940s or so (as the old framer's sticker confirms) and perhaps our man in overalls is wandering the streets