The artwork entitled “New York (Man Sunning on Street)” was created by Vivian Maier in 1955. It belongs to the art movement of Street Photography and represents the genre of photo.
The artwork captures a candid moment in mid-20th century New York City, depicting a man sitting on the street, basking in the sunlight. The man, dressed casually in a sleeveless shirt and sitting against the backdrop of parked cars, exudes a sense of solitary contemplation or simple enjoyment of the sun’s warmth. The black-and-white photograph is characteristic of Maier’s style, emphasizing the raw, everyday reality of urban life with a keen eye for human expression and interaction. The image is evocative of the era’s social and cultural milieu, embodying the fleeting and often unnoticed moments that define the genre of street photography.
