William Gropper

Old Tree and Old People
1939

A painting depicting two hikers in vintage attire trekking through a rugged landscape with a leafless tree in the foreground and a large mountain in the background. The sky is rendered in shades of green, suggesting an otherworldly atmosphere.

A painting depicting two hikers in vintage attire trekking through a rugged landscape with a leafless tree in the foreground and a large mountain in the background. The sky is rendered in shades of green, suggesting an otherworldly atmosphere.

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Date
1939

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 20 × 22 7/16in. (50.8 × 57 cm)

Accession number
39.21

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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William Gropper
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