Coney Island Beauty by Norman Bluhm (1974)

A boardwalk silhouette bends against the sky. Norman Bluhm’s *Coney Island Beauty* captures the moment in loose, racing strokes. Cobalt arcs suggest roller-coaster tracks, while cadmium red bleeds into the horizon like a setting sun. Thin black lines sketch the skeletal pier, its planks dissolving into the salt air. The whole scene tilts, as if the viewer stands on shifting sand. Hang it above a mid-century credenza, where the blues can hum against walnut grain and brass hardware.