Prisoner

1934

Julius Bloch

Associated Names
Julius Bloch

Artist, American, 1888 - 1966

The image depicts a man from the waist up, sitting with his torso slightly hunched forward. His head is tilted upward, with a serious expression on his face. He has defined cheekbones, short hair, and is shirtless with muscular arms. He is wearing handcuffs on his wrists, which are resting on his thighs. The man appears to be sitting on a surface, possibly a bench, with a dark, textured background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.29 × 25.4 cm (13 1/2 × 10 in.)
    sheet: 45.09 × 35.56 cm (17 3/4 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.109.76

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eugene La Follette; Jacob Zeitlin, Los Angeles, California; Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1987; acquired 2019 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: JB; lower left in graphite: "Prisoner" 35/50; lower center in graphite: to Eugene La Follette with appreciation from J.B.-; lower right in graphite: Julius Bloch

Watermarks

[undeciphered]

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