Boris Gorelick

Lynching
c. 1936

This is a black and white lithograph depicting a surreal and chaotic scene with distorted figures and faces. A large, exaggerated face occupies the left side, with a pointed head and wide eyes. To the right, a building with a humanoid face emerges from its facade. In the foreground, a figure in a nun's habit is sprawled on the ground, while a man in a suit appears to be falling or floating above her. A shadowy figure with a cross stands amidst the turmoil, and a group of indistinct figures is seen in the background. The artwork is signed by the artist at the bottom.

This is a black and white lithograph depicting a surreal and chaotic scene with distorted figures and faces. A large, exaggerated face occupies the left side, with a pointed head and wide eyes. To the right, a building with a humanoid face emerges from its facade. In the foreground, a figure in a nun's habit is sprawled on the ground, while a man in a suit appears to be falling or floating above her. A shadowy figure with a cross stands amidst the turmoil, and a group of indistinct figures is seen in the background. The artwork is signed by the artist at the bottom.

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Date
c. 1936

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/16 × 15 7/8in. (33.2 × 40.3 cm) Image: 10 7/16 × 13 15/16in. (26.5 × 35.4 cm)

Accession number
95.204

Edition
Ed. 25

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Leon and Molly C. Gorelick

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/9938

Exhibitions

America Is Hard to See

May 1–Sept 27, 2015

Boris Gorelick
3 works in the collection

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