Henry Koerner

The Barber Shop
1948

A detailed painting of an early 20th-century barbershop scene with two men getting haircuts. The interior features ornate wallpaper and a view of autumn trees through a window. A barber in a white uniform attends to a man with a long beard seated in the barber chair, while a second barber plays a violin behind them. A baboon sits on the floor, observing the scene.

A detailed painting of an early 20th-century barbershop scene with two men getting haircuts. The interior features ornate wallpaper and a view of autumn trees through a window. A barber in a white uniform attends to a man with a long beard seated in the barber chair, while a second barber plays a violin behind them. A baboon sits on the floor, observing the scene.

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Date
1948

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 30 × 38in. (76.2 × 96.5 cm)

Accession number
96.128

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Lincoln Kirstein Bequest

Rights and reproductions
With permission of the Estate of Henry Koerner

API
artworks/10905

Exhibitions

Real/Surreal

Oct 6, 2011–Feb 12, 2012

Henry Koerner
4 works in the collection

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