New York proves to be the perfect incubator of the art movements born before, during, and after WWII.

1. New York
In the
Forties

2. George Bellows, Cliff Dwellers, 1913

3. Robert Henri, Dutch Joe, 1910

4. John Sloan, 6th Ave. Elevated at 3rd St, 1928

5. Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942

6. Jacob Lawrence, Pool Parlor, 1942

7. Stuart Davis, Lucky Strike, 1924

8. Stuart Davis, Mellow Pad, 1945-51

9. Joseph Cornell, Great Horned Owl, 1942

10. Arshile Gorky, Self-Portrait with Mother, 1926-36

11. Arshile Gorky, The Liver is the Cock's Comb, 1944

12. Hans Hoffman, Fantasia, 1943

13. Willam de Kooning, Seated Woman, 1940

14. Willam de Kooning, Pink Angels, 1945

15. Franz Kline, Chief, 1950

16. David Smith, Construction with Fulcrum, 1936

17. Isamu Nogushi, Kouros, 1944

18. Jackson Pollock, Stenographic Figure, 1942

19. Jackson Pollock, Mural, 1943

20. Jackson Pollock, Shimmering Substance, 1947

21. The Irascibles, Photo by Nina Leen, 1950