Reginald Marsh

New York City painter Reginald Marsh (1898-1954) - along with Edward Hopper his paintings fathered the modern 'Lonely People In The Big City' tradition in art. Without them, maybe there wouldn't be any Tom Waits albums or Wong Kar-Wai movies. Well, maybe.

Like another (later) iconic American artist, Andrew Wyeth, Marsh used egg tempera as paint, reviving the old techniques of painters from the middle ages and rennaissance.

You can look at his paintings here: http://www.eeweems.com/reginald_marsh/artwork.html. The Site has links to several biographical articles too.


("Twenty Cent Movie" - 1936)


("Why Not Use the L?" - 1930)


("Along the Waterfront", 1938)