Gerson Leiber

The Crowd
1967

A black and white etching depicting a dense crowd of people with their faces illuminated, creating a chiaroscuro effect against a dark background. The artwork conveys a sense of multitude and individuality within a collective.
A black and white etching depicting a dense crowd of people with their faces illuminated, creating a chiaroscuro effect against a dark background. The artwork conveys a sense of multitude and individuality within a collective.

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Date
1967

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching, engraving, aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 26 1/4 × 38 1/8in. (66.7 × 96.8 cm) Plate: 23 11/16 × 35 3/8in. (60.2 × 89.9 cm)

Accession number
68.52

Edition
16/20

Publication
Printed by Gerson Leiber

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Associated American Artists, Inc., Associated American Artists Purchase Award from the 49th Annual Exhibition of the Society of American Graphic Artists

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Gerson Leiber
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