William Gropper

"Justice"

1954–1956

A skeletal figure looms over terrified people as papers and books fly around them.
A skeletal figure looms over terrified people as papers and books fly around them.

Not on view

Date
1954–1956

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 12 9/16 in. (41 × 31.9 cm) Image: 14 1/4 × 9 7/8 in. (36.2 × 25.1 cm)

Accession number
67.67.33

Edition
46/50

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller; published by William Gropper

Credit line
Gift of the artist and his wife

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/4196

Part of a series:
Capriccios
50 works

Dancers and floating figures whirl around a woman holding a lyre in a surreal scene.
A tall, hunched man in a hat leans forward while three thin figures stand behind him.
An owl perched on a branch watches eerie creatures and a snarling bear under a full moon.
A shadowy anguished figure rises above a city skyline with a bright burst near its head.
Chaotic black-and-white print showing tangled, falling figures and ghostly faces among thick dark brushstrokes.
Several figures fall and cling to a tilted metal fire escape against a dark swirling background.
A towering, skeletal horse with a slumped rider looms over a crowd of surprised onlookers.
Two ghostly figures entangled in a net reach upward toward a distant light.
A veiled woman in a long dress holds a small object beside a column of grotesque figures.
A tall gaunt man with knives stuck in his back looks down as grotesque faces circle him.

William Gropper
77 works in the collection, 26 exhibitions

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