Election Night

1969

Jack Levine

Associated Names
Jack Levine

Artist, American, 1915 - 2010

Emiliano Sorini

Printer, American, active 20th century

A. Lublin

Publisher

This artwork depicts a group of people seated around a table, showcasing a part of their bodies from the midsection upwards. The figures are largely facing forward and some are turned to the side, engaged with each other. The facial features of the individuals range from defined to abstract, with varied expressions. They have different hairstyles, including short and curly. One male figure sports a bald head, while others have fuller heads of hair. Clothing styles depicted are formal, with several figures wearing suits and a woman in an off-shoulder dress. Some figures appear to be interacting, gesturing with their hands over the table. There is ornate headwear visible on a figure to the center right. The background is a smoky, dark tone, suggesting an enclosed space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, mezzotint, and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams

  • Dimensions

    plate: 49.2 × 63.6 cm (19 3/8 × 25 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 65.3 × 80.5 cm (25 11/16 × 31 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.115.3146

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Prescott 1984, no. 55


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1984

  • Prescott, Kenneth W., and Emma-Stina Prescott. The Complete Graphic Work of Jack Levine. New York: Dover Publications, 1984, no. 55.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 67/120; lower right in graphite: J Levine

Markings

embossed lower right: ES [printer's monogram]

Wikidata ID

Q76442523

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