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Beach Nut (Large Graffiti Painting)
By John Crash Matos
Located in Aventura, FL
graffiti art and began spray painting subway cars by age 13. He first gained critical attention after
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Tribal Law (Large Graffiti Painting)
By John Crash Matos
Located in Aventura, FL
graffiti art and began spray painting subway cars by age 13. He first gained critical attention after
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Super Heroes
By John Crash Matos
Located in Southampton, NY
murals on subway cars and is now regarded as a pioneer of the Graffiti art movement. This painting on
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Untitled (large original painting on metal)
By John Crash Matos
Located in Aventura, FL
, Crash is considered a pioneer in graffiti art and began spray painting subway cars by age 13. He first
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Metal

Untitled (signed screen print on aluminum)
By John Crash Matos
Located in Aventura, FL
, Crash is considered a pioneer in graffiti art and began spray painting subway cars by age 13. He first
Category

1990s Street Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Metal

Rammellzee Annina Nosei Gallery 1983 (Rammellzee Gothic Futurism announcement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
equation. He first began tagging subway cars during the late 1970s and was featured in Charlie Ahearn’s
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

From Down Under (Graffiti Painting)
By John Crash Matos
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronx, NY, Crash is considered a pioneer in graffiti art and began spray painting subway cars by age 13
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

You Phoney (Graffiti Painting)
By John Crash Matos
Located in Aventura, FL
, CRASH is considered a pioneer in graffiti art and began spray painting subway cars by age 13. He first
Category

1990s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint

DAZE Chris Ellis Bulldog Coney Island Signed Graffiti St Art Portrait on Wood
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
City subway cars in the mid-1970s, while he was a student at the High School of Art & Design. Public
Category

1990s Paintings

Materials

Wood

"The Reefing of the USS Radford" Color Photograph of Sinking Ship
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
“American Reclamation” which includes the series “Next Stop Atlantic” focusing on decommissioned NYC subway
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print

Clockin (Rare Signed Screen Print)
By John Crash Matos
Located in Aventura, FL
considered a pioneer in graffiti art and began spray painting subway cars by age 13. He first gained critical
Category

2010s Street Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Modern Music — WPA Modernism, New York City El
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
New York City's diverse denizens packed into a subway car, oblivious to the skeletal-like figure madly
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

Large 66x82 Acrylic and Spray Paint on canvas by New York Graffiti Legend CRASH
By John Crash Matos
Located in Southampton, NY
Graffiti movement. Crash was first noticed through his murals on subway cars and is now regarded as a
Category

2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Untitled 11 06 Graffiti and Street art Spray Paint on Canvas
By John Crash Matos
Located in Southampton, NY
murals on subway cars and is now regarded as a pioneer of the Graffiti art movement. His work is said to
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Out to the Ballgame, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
varying colors, and refracted light, subway cars are an impressionist's cornucopia," says Keith. He
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Graffiti Train, PHASE 2
By Lonny Wood (aka Phase 2)
Located in Fairfield, CT
tagging subway cars as "impact expressionalism". He is also credited with having pioneered the use of
Category

1980s Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Plastic, Acrylic

DAZE Chris Ellis Tattooed Girl Coney Island Signed Graffiti Street Art Portrait
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
start writing graffiti on New York City subway cars in the mid-1970s, while he was a student at the High
Category

1990s American Paintings

Materials

Wood

4250 lbs, 40"x60" limited edition photograph
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
” which includes the series “Next Stop Atlantic” focusing on decommissioned NYC subway cars that were
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

C Print

"Locomotive UP462" Contemporary photograph of railroad train car limited ediiton
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the Atlantic was recently at The New York Transit
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Caboose UP 25807" Contemporary photograph of railroad train car limited ediiton
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
. Stephen’s project following the MTA’a artificial reef project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Armn 110418" Graffiti painted railroad train car, limited edition photograph
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the Atlantic was recently at The New York Transit
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Armn 110418" Graffiti painted railroad train car, limited edition photo 10"x30"
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
. Stephen’s project following the MTA’a artificial reef project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Armn 110418" Graffiti painted railroad train car, limited edition photo 15"x45"
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
. Stephen’s project following the MTA’a artificial reef project where over 2000 subway cars were placed in the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Rover, color lithograph on paper, signed/N, Framed, PACE Prints Douglas Cramer
By Red Grooms
Located in New York, NY
downtown Chicago, and a New York subway car are among his large-scale "sculpto-pictoramas" peopled with
Category

1990s Pop Art Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Dondi White NYC 1987 (Dondi graffiti artist)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
car in her series Children of the Grace (1979), which also appeared in the book Subway Art, published
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Blade Graffiti art 1992 (Blade train drawing Blade king of graffiti)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
subway car designs. BLADE apparently did not send in this drawing, since it does not appear in the book
Category

1990s Street Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

"Boxcar CSXT 994 371" Contemporary Freight Train photograph, do not hump text
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs, as
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Hot Town, Summer in the City...1970s NYC
By Charles Fazzino
Located in Porto, 13
bustling streets, while subway cars tagged by Tats Cru authentically represent the underground graffiti
Category

2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Basquiat Keith Haring skateboard decks (set of 2 works)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
York Graffiti artist. He first started painting at the age of six, and began tagging subway cars in the
Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Wood, Lithograph

Basquiat Skateboard Decks: set of 3 works (Basquiat A-One, Toxic, Gold Griot)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
began tagging subway cars in the mid-1970s. Although he studied architecture, he continued to refine his
Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Wood

Romance of Electricity, Mixed Media Metallic Painting Woman Artist
By Vivien Abrams Collens
Located in Surfside, FL
in subways, cars, escalators and elevators and sees the city from different vantage points. There is
Category

1980s 85 New Wave Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Cardboard

Feed, 20"x30" photograph
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
series “Next Stop Atlantic” focusing on decommissioned NYC subway cars that were reefed in the Atlantic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Feed, 40"x60" photograph
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
“Next Stop Atlantic” focusing on decommissioned NYC subway cars that were reefed in the Atlantic Ocean
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "BKTY 15325" freight train series
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs, as well as his
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "RBOX 33863" freight train series
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Feed, 30"x45" limited edition photograph
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
” which includes the series “Next Stop Atlantic” focusing on decommissioned NYC subway cars that were
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Otto Kuhler Signed Original Etching “Mississippi Evening”
By Otto Kuhler
Located in Phoenix, AZ
hired at American Car & Foundry (ACF) in 1944 where he developed double-deck sleepers, subway cars with
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

McEnroe / Borg
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
celebrate this era by hosting a little gathering on a New York subway car from the same period. The way to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Otto Kuhler Original Pencil Signed Etching Train Image. "Monsters and Midgets"
By Otto Kuhler
Located in Phoenix, AZ
he developed double-deck sleepers, subway cars with standee windows and more. Most of his patents
Category

1920s More Prints

Materials

Etching

"IC 9977138" Contemporary Color Photograph, railroad freight train with mountain
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs, as
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Locomotive BNSF 3845" limited edition photograph (freight train in landscape)
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"TTZX 85009" 20"x60" limited edition photograph (freight train in landscape)
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs, as well as his
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"UP6658 Locomotive" 20"x60" limited edition color photograph
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Passing Freight -Contemporary color photograph "BR 35535" freight train series
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
well know for his series “Next Stop Atlantic,” featuring decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Freight Train Contemporary Photograph, "Undercutter" 20"x60" C-Print
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs, as
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Freight Train Contemporary Photograph, "Undercutter" Limited Edition C-Print
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
decommissioned NYC Subway cars as they are retired in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean as artificial reefs, as
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Diver in Icy Water" Edition of 5 - 30"x45" limited edition phototgrapah
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
“Next Stop Atlantic,” which follows the reefing of NYC subway cars as they are brought from the Bronx to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Crew Quarters
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace for Impact" Mallon's large-scale
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Promenade 30"x45" limited edition photograph, 1/5
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace for Impact
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Promenade
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace for Impact" Mallon's large-scale
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Crew Quarters
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
," documenting the repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace for Impact
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Funnel
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace for Impact" Mallon's large-scale
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print

First Class
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
repurposing of decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace for Impact" Mallon's large-scale
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

240, 000
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace for Impact" Mallon's large-scale photographs, taken
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Blue Riband
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace for Impact" Mallon's large-scale photographs, taken
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Anchor Room
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
decommissioned NYC subway cars as artificial reefs and "Brace for Impact" Mallon's large-scale photographs, taken
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

SS106 Bloom - Large Oversized Soft Neutral Abstract Floral Landscape Painting
By Susan Washington
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The surfaces Susan Washington works with are derived from her memories of the graffitied subway car
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint

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Subway Car For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate subway car for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many contemporary, street art and modern versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a subway car may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right subway car is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, black, brown and blue. Creating a subway car has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Stephen Mallon, Michael McLaughlin, Nicola Katsikis, John Conn and John Crash Matos are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in c print, paper and photographic paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Subway Car?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a subway car in our inventory may begin at $238 and can go as high as $75,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,500.