Ruth Gikow

The Blind Musician
1957

A colorful painting depicting a street musician playing a guitar with a focused expression, seated on a crate. In the foreground, a cat rests beside him. To his right, a family of four stands watching him; a woman in a red dress with a headscarf, a boy in a green shirt holding a bottle, and two young girls, one in a striped dress and the other in a floral pattern. The background features an impressionistic portrayal of a bustling cityscape with various buildings and neon signs as dusk sets in.

A colorful painting depicting a street musician playing a guitar with a focused expression, seated on a crate. In the foreground, a cat rests beside him. To his right, a family of four stands watching him; a woman in a red dress with a headscarf, a boy in a green shirt holding a bottle, and two young girls, one in a striped dress and the other in a floral pattern. The background features an impressionistic portrayal of a bustling cityscape with various buildings and neon signs as dusk sets in.

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Date
1957

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and tempera on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 22 × 32in. (55.9 × 81.3 cm)

Accession number
57.40

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Ruth Gikow
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