Gifford R. Beal

Bareback Act, Old Hippodrome
1950

A black and white sketch depicting a surreal scene with a humanoid figure with wings riding a horse, accompanied by another horse, moving towards a standing human figure in the foreground. The background features a structured garden with symmetrical hedges and pathways. The artwork is signed at the bottom right.
A black and white sketch depicting a surreal scene with a humanoid figure with wings riding a horse, accompanied by another horse, moving towards a standing human figure in the foreground. The background features a structured garden with symmetrical hedges and pathways. The artwork is signed at the bottom right.

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Date
1950

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 15/16 × 16in. (30.4 × 40.6 cm) Image: 6 3/8 × 9 11/16in. (16.2 × 24.6 cm)

Accession number
2004.705

Edition
Ed. 250

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller & Son; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Neifeld-Russak Families

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/19964

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