Bernard Reder

Stilt Walkers Over Piazza
1956

A sepia-toned sketch depicting a bustling, fantastical masquerade ball with various figures in elaborate costumes and masks. Some characters are standing on pedestals, while others mingle or perform. Architectural elements and statues add to the scene's grandeur, under a night sky with a full moon. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom left.

A sepia-toned sketch depicting a bustling, fantastical masquerade ball with various figures in elaborate costumes and masks. Some characters are standing on pedestals, while others mingle or perform. Architectural elements and statues add to the scene's grandeur, under a night sky with a full moon. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom left.

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Date
1956

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and wash on board

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 28 9/16 × 40 3/4in. (72.5 × 103.5 cm)

Accession number
61.57

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Bernard Reder
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