Untitled

1936

Fred Becker

Associated Names
Fred Becker

Artist, American, 1913 - 2004

The image shows a full-body caricature of a person seated on a wooden chair shaped with exaggeratedly curved legs. The person is depicted in a slightly hunched position, energetically playing an instrument resembling a banjo. The individual's facial features are exaggerated with a pronounced open mouth, wide grin, large nose, and high cheekbones. Their hair is shown as short and combed back. The person is dressed in a suit, with loose and crumpled pants and a fitted jacket. They are wearing dress shoes with striped socks. The hands are drawn large and animated to emphasize playing the instrument. The background is plain and beige with no additional objects or decorations.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.92 × 20 cm (9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.148.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lyle Evans Picture Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1987; acquired 2017 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: FB; lower right in graphite: Fred Becker

Wikidata ID

Q77015344

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