Joseph Hirsch

Bass Viol.
1959

A black and white illustration of an elderly man playing a double bass. The man is intently focused on his instrument, which dominates the foreground. The background features abstract shapes suggesting a dimly lit environment. There is handwriting at the bottom of the image.
A black and white illustration of an elderly man playing a double bass. The man is intently focused on his instrument, which dominates the foreground. The background features abstract shapes suggesting a dimly lit environment. There is handwriting at the bottom of the image.

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Date
1959

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 15/16 × 13 1/8in. (43.1 × 33.4 cm) Image: 14 1/4 × 9 1/16in. (36.2 × 23 cm)

Accession number
2004.781

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/20064

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