New Year's Card

mid to late 20th century

Jerome Kaplan

Associated Names
Jerome Kaplan

Artist, American, 1920 - 1997

The image shows four individuals depicted in a monochromatic stippled style within a circular frame. Two figures are positioned slightly above the others. The individuals have various facial features, with some having longer hair and others with shorter hairstyles. The artwork features abstract patterns that suggest the individuals are wearing shirts. The phrase “HAPPY NEW YEAR” is displayed above the faces. The image is framed by a circle filled with textured patterns, with an inscription below reading "Anne, Jerry and the girls" in blue handwriting. The background is white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    relief etching in red with black ink additions on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.5 × 12.6 cm (4 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 13.9 × 14 cm (5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.892

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not titled. Not dated. "Anne, Jerry and the girls" lower left margin, blue ink, artist's hand. "Relief Etching" verso, upper center, blue ink, artist's hand. "Please excuse this delay / my press needed a lot of oiling." verso, lower center, blue ink, artist's hand. "I should leave a card for Kaplan" verso, upper right, graphite, unknown hand. "Jerome / 7029 / clearview Ave / 19119" verso, lower center, graphite, unknown hand.

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Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q65572299

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