Moon Over Harlem
Artist: William H. Johnson
Circa: 1943
Under a glowing orange moon, a tense Harlem street scene unfolds in bold color and flattened form. Moon Over Harlem captures William H. Johnson’s late style—vibrant, stylized, and emotionally charged. Figures bend and gesture in expressive silhouettes, narrating urban life with both immediacy and restraint. Johnson, a key figure in American modernism, used simplified shapes and rich palettes to tell complex stories of Black life in mid-century America. This piece resonates as both social observation and graphic brilliance.
Print Details:
Archival matte paper, 11"x17" untrimmed
Giclée reproduction of the original painting
Suitable for framing
Carefully packaged and shipped flat
Ideal for collectors of:
William H. Johnson
African American modernist art
Harlem Renaissance and post-Renaissance works
1940s American street scenes
Social commentary in modern painting
A powerful modernist vignette—stylized, saturated, and deeply human.
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