The Chrysler Building from outside the New York Public Library

12 x 16 in / 30 x 40 cm
Oil on panel
Framed

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The Chrysler Building from outside the New York Public Library is an original oil painting by Nick Grove.

Original New York paintings by British Artist and Plein-air painter Nick Grove.

This work begins with direct observation—light, structure, and atmosphere held in balance. In urban scenes, the challenge is to keep the architecture solid while letting the atmosphere stay open and lived-in.

There is a particular character to this location—the way edges soften, colours shift, and space opens and closes. Working from life allowed small truths—temperature, colour shifts, and subtle tonal relationships—to steer the decisions.

It carries the calm satisfaction of something observed carefully and translated honestly.