Yasuo Kuniyoshi

The Acrobat
1928

A vintage illustration of a trapeze artist performing, depicted in mid-air with one hand grasping the trapeze bar. The artist is wearing a costume with frills and is shown in a dynamic pose, with legs extended and one arm reaching out gracefully. The image has a shadowy effect around the figure, emphasizing the motion and the aerial aspect of the performance. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom right.

A vintage illustration of a trapeze artist performing, depicted in mid-air with one hand grasping the trapeze bar. The artist is wearing a costume with frills and is shown in a dynamic pose, with legs extended and one arm reaching out gracefully. The image has a shadowy effect around the figure, emphasizing the motion and the aerial aspect of the performance. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom right.

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Date
1928

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph with chine-collé

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 × 12 5/8in. (48.3 × 32.1 cm) Image: 12 1/8 × 9in. (30.8 × 22.9 cm)

Accession number
81.43.4

Edition
4/27

Publication
Printed by Desjobert

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Katherine Schmidt Shubert Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Yasuo Kuniyoshi / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Yasuo Kuniyoshi
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