City Nights 1983

"City Nights" (1983) by Samia Halaby is an abstract painting composed of various shades of black and grey, interspersed with vibrant splashes of color including yellow, blue, red, orange, and purple. The artist uses a geometric, blocky style to depict the cityscape at night, with the darkness serving as the backdrop and the lights of the city represented by the scattered blocks of color. This geometric approach is reminiscent of the style known as Color Field painting, though Halaby's work is more detailed and utilizes color in a more expressive manner.