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Man on a Ladder

A work made of oil and graphite on two sheets of glassine paper.
© Eric Fischl

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  • A work made of oil and graphite on two sheets of glassine paper.

Date:

1979

Artist:

Eric Fischl
American, born 1948

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Eric Fischl

Title

Man on a Ladder

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1979

Medium

Oil and graphite on two sheets of glassine paper

Dimensions

Ladder: 175.3 × 106.7 cm (69 × 42 in.); Man: 228.6 × 81.3 cm (90 × 32 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Delaney

Reference Number

1986.89

Copyright

© Eric Fischl

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