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Visionary, from Capriccios

Wooden cabinet with tortoiseshell decoration and two gilded panels on doors depicting elaborated scenes in Chinese style. Gilded stand with claw feet is decorated with carved female heads at the top, leaves and scrolls.

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  • Wooden cabinet with tortoiseshell decoration and two gilded panels on doors depicting elaborated scenes in Chinese style. Gilded stand with claw feet is decorated with carved female heads at the top, leaves and scrolls.

Date:

1953–57

Artist:

William Gropper (American 1897-1977)
printed by George C. Miller (American, 1894-1965)
published by William Gropper (American, 1897-1977)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

William Gropper

Title

Visionary, from Capriccios

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.

1953–1957

Medium

Lithograph on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

356 × 255 mm (image): 413 × 312 mm (sheet)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Sophie Gropper

Reference Number

1966.543.44

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