Reginald Marsh

Steeplechase Swings
1935

Detailed etching of a chaotic scene with numerous figures leaping and tumbling through the air in a grand, ornate interior, reminiscent of a baroque theater or opera house. The dynamic composition captures a sense of motion and disarray, with individuals in various states of dress and undress, suggesting a fantastical or dream-like narrative. The artwork is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.

Detailed etching of a chaotic scene with numerous figures leaping and tumbling through the air in a grand, ornate interior, reminiscent of a baroque theater or opera house. The dynamic composition captures a sense of motion and disarray, with individuals in various states of dress and undress, suggesting a fantastical or dream-like narrative. The artwork is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.

Not on view

Date
1935

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 10 3/4 × 14 7/8in. (27.3 × 37.8 cm) Plate: 8 13/16 × 12 7/8in. (22.4 × 32.7 cm)

Accession number
55.54

Edition
15/75

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase and gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, by exchange

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/5808

Exhibitions

Benton and America in the 1930s: Works on Paper

May 19–Sept 4, 2004

Reginald Marsh
188 works in the collection

View artist