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The Gambler

A work made of green glass jar with molded glass stopper, painted wood figure, dice, plastic poker chips, newspaper, torn pieced of playing cards, string, plastic ladder, metal bells, and a penny.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of green glass jar with molded glass stopper, painted wood figure, dice, plastic poker chips, newspaper, torn pieced of playing cards, string, plastic ladder, metal bells, and a penny.

Date:

c. 1952

Artist:

Richard Lindner
American, born Germany, 1901–1978

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 397

Department

Modern Art

Artist

Richard Lindner

Title

The Gambler

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.

1947–1957

Medium

Green glass jar with molded glass stopper, painted wood figure, dice, plastic poker chips, newspaper, torn pieced of playing cards, string, plastic ladder, metal bells, and a penny

Dimensions

37.2 × 15.2 cm (14 5/8 × 6 in.)

Credit Line

Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection

Reference Number

2018.294

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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