Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Juggler

1952

A surreal black and white drawing featuring a distorted human face with exaggerated features, intersected by a long spoon that touches the mouth and eye. The background includes abstract shapes and a bridge-like structure, with a glimpse of foliage on the right side. The artwork is bordered by a brown frame, and there's a signature at the bottom right corner.
A surreal black and white drawing featuring a distorted human face with exaggerated features, intersected by a long spoon that touches the mouth and eye. The background includes abstract shapes and a bridge-like structure, with a glimpse of foliage on the right side. The artwork is bordered by a brown frame, and there's a signature at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1952

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink, brush and ink, and wash on paper mounted on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 1/2 × 28 1/2in. (57.2 × 72.4 cm) Mount (board): 27 3/4 × 33 1/2 × 1/8in. (70.5 × 85.1 × 0.3 cm)

Accession number
53.37

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

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Yasuo Kuniyoshi / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/1799

Yasuo Kuniyoshi
77 works in the collection, 35 exhibitions

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