Why it matters
A Victorian mansion stands alone beside a railway line. The painting is said to have influenced the Bates house in Hitchcock's Psycho and the home of The Addams Family.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1925.
- It was inspired by a house in Haverstraw, New York, which still stands.
- MoMA acquired it in 1930, one of the first works in its collection.
Based on the Wikipedia article House by the Railroad (CC BY-SA 4.0).
