Huge Original 1938 Dorothy Eisner Washington Square Park in Summer NYC EXHIBITED

This listing is for “Washington Square Park, 1938” by Dorothy Eisner (American, 1906-1984) pictured above. About this work:An exceptional, large, early work by American artist Dorothy Eisner (1906-1984).This painting was recently exhibited at Gracie Mansion in 2019 as part of “She Persists” - a show dedicated to women artists in NYC over the past century. In her review of the exhibition in Artnet News, Eleanor Heartney describes this work:“New York reappears at its most life enhancing in Dorothy Eisner’s Washington Square Park (1938), a painting centering on the Square’s famous fountain. Water erupts and cascades over children splashing in the pool while adults on the periphery enjoy the sun. Historical circumstances give the work added resonance: At the time this work was created the fountain had just been restored by Robert Moses who was simultaneously pushing to bisect the park with one of his controversial highways. As a vocal opponent of this plan, Eisner here offers an image of t