William Gropper

Praying Figure
1924

A colorful expressionist painting of an elderly man with white hair and a beard, depicted in profile. He has prominent gold-colored horns, and his attire includes a blue coat with green cross-stitch patterns. The artwork has a rough, sketched quality and is signed at the bottom right. It is mounted on a black backing.
A colorful expressionist painting of an elderly man with white hair and a beard, depicted in profile. He has prominent gold-colored horns, and his attire includes a blue coat with green cross-stitch patterns. The artwork has a rough, sketched quality and is signed at the bottom right. It is mounted on a black backing.

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Date
1924

Classification
Prints

Medium
Monotype, hinged over paper mount

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 13 5/8 × 10in. (34.6 × 25.4 cm) Image: 12 × 8 1/4in. (30.5 × 21 cm) Mount (Irregular): 15 × 11 7/8in. (38.1 × 30.2 cm)

Accession number
31.434

Edition
1/1

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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William Gropper
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