Philip Kappel

Crossed Trails, South America
1934

A black and white sketch depicts a person riding a horse in the foreground, with a wide-brimmed hat and loose clothing, suggesting a warm climate. In the background, a small group of figures with loaded pack animals moves across a sparse landscape with distant hills, evoking a sense of travel in a desert or arid region. The artwork has inscriptions at the bottom, indicating the artist's signature and possibly the title of the piece.
A black and white sketch depicts a person riding a horse in the foreground, with a wide-brimmed hat and loose clothing, suggesting a warm climate. In the background, a small group of figures with loaded pack animals moves across a sparse landscape with distant hills, evoking a sense of travel in a desert or arid region. The artwork has inscriptions at the bottom, indicating the artist's signature and possibly the title of the piece.

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Date
1934

Classification
Prints

Medium
Drypoint

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 15 5/16in. (34.9 × 38.9 cm) Plate: 9 7/8 × 11 15/16in. (25.1 × 30.3 cm)

Accession number
97.80.1

Edition
Edition unknown

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Diana Solomon Kempler and Allan Solomon in memory of Rita and Joseph Solomon

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Philip Kappel
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