William Gropper

Fear

1954–1956

Distorted human figures and elongated hands tangled in a dark, chaotic composition.
Distorted human figures and elongated hands tangled in a dark, chaotic composition.

Not on view

Date
1954–1956

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 3/16 × 12 1/4 in. (41.1 × 31.1 cm) Image: 13 7/8 × 10 in. (35.2 × 25.4 cm)

Accession number
67.67.20

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/4250

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, 25 exhibitions

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