Robert Riggs

Accident Ward
1940

A black and white etching depicting a group of men in a dark, dramatic setting, where a central figure appears to be performing surgery or an examination on a reclining figure. The men are wearing various uniforms, suggesting a military or medical context, and the room is lit by a strong light source from above, casting deep shadows and highlighting the intensity of the scene. The artwork conveys a sense of urgency and focus among the figures.
A black and white etching depicting a group of men in a dark, dramatic setting, where a central figure appears to be performing surgery or an examination on a reclining figure. The men are wearing various uniforms, suggesting a military or medical context, and the room is lit by a strong light source from above, casting deep shadows and highlighting the intensity of the scene. The artwork conveys a sense of urgency and focus among the figures.

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Date
1940

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 19 7/8 × 22 7/8in. (50.5 × 58.1 cm) Image: 14 7/16 × 19in. (36.7 × 48.3 cm)

Accession number
96.68.226

Edition
Edition possibly 50

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Robert Riggs
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