Joseph Margulies

Chess
1938

A vintage lithograph depicting two men engrossed in a game of chess. The man in the foreground is shown in profile, concentrating deeply with his hand on his chin, while the opponent, slightly out of focus, watches patiently. The chess pieces are clearly visible on the board between them, and the artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.
A vintage lithograph depicting two men engrossed in a game of chess. The man in the foreground is shown in profile, concentrating deeply with his hand on his chin, while the opponent, slightly out of focus, watches patiently. The chess pieces are clearly visible on the board between them, and the artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1938

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet (irregular): 11 15/16 × 15 7/8in. (30.4 × 40.4 cm) Plate: 9 3/4 × 13in. (24.8 × 33 cm)

Accession number
2004.822

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/20114

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