Street Light (painting)
| Street Light | |
|---|---|
| Italian: Lampada ad arco | |
| Artist | Giacomo Balla |
| Year | c. 1910–1911 (dated 1909 on painting) |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | An electric street light |
| Dimensions | 174.7 cm × 114.7 cm (68.8 in × 45.2 in) |
| Location | Museum of Modern Art, New York City, US |
| Accession | 23715 (NCSU Libraries) |
Street Light (also known as The Street Light: Study of Light and Street Lamp (Suffering of a Street Lamp)) (Italian: Lampada ad arco) is a painting by Italian Futurist painter Giacomo Balla, dated 1909, depicting an electric street lamp casting a glow that outshines the crescent moon. The painting was inspired by streetlights at the Piazza Termini in Rome.