Ralston Crawford

Dying Toro #2
1959

A high-contrast black and white print featuring the profile of a bull's head with prominent horns and a matador's picador lance visible in the background. The artwork has a rough, expressive style with bold lines and textures, and there is text at the bottom indicating the title and artist's signature.
A high-contrast black and white print featuring the profile of a bull's head with prominent horns and a matador's picador lance visible in the background. The artwork has a rough, expressive style with bold lines and textures, and there is text at the bottom indicating the title and artist's signature.

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Date
1959

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 22 1/4 × 30in. (56.5 × 76.2 cm) Image: 19 5/8 × 25 3/8in. (49.9 × 64.5 cm)

Accession number
71.88

Edition
9/25

Publication
Printed by Mourlot Frères

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Charles Simon

Rights and reproductions
© Ralston Crawford Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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