Philip Kappel

Flies Versus Worms
1938, printed 1954

A black and white etching depicting an intimate indoor scene with two individuals. One person is seated on a chair facing away from the viewer, while the other is partially visible in profile, sitting near an open doorway that leads to an exterior view. The room is detailed with various objects, including hanging garments and papers on the wall, suggesting a domestic setting. The artwork conveys a sense of everyday life and is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
A black and white etching depicting an intimate indoor scene with two individuals. One person is seated on a chair facing away from the viewer, while the other is partially visible in profile, sitting near an open doorway that leads to an exterior view. The room is detailed with various objects, including hanging garments and papers on the wall, suggesting a domestic setting. The artwork conveys a sense of everyday life and is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.

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Date
1938, printed 1954

Classification
Prints

Medium
Drypoint

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 1/2 × 13 1/8in. (29.2 × 33.4 cm) Plate: 7 13/16 × 9 15/16in. (19.8 × 25.3 cm)

Accession number
2004.794

Edition
Edition possibly 250

Publication
Printed by Anderson-Lamb; 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/20077

Philip Kappel
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