Home Cooking

c. 1938

Fred Becker

Associated Names
Fred Becker

Artist, American, 1913 - 2004

Federal Art Project (New York City)

Publisher

The image depicts two men. One man is seated playing a piano, while the other man is standing next to him. The seated man is shown playing the piano, with a focused expression and distinctive facial features. He wears a suit and has elongated fingers positioned over the keys. The standing man has angular facial features, is dressed in formal attire, and holds a cigarette. The background includes a piano with music sheets and a drum on top, set in a simplistic interior.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Matthew Marks Gallery, New York); Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1986; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Williams, Reba and Dave Williams. The Sight of Music, From the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams. Exh. brochure, Print Research Foundation, Stamford, 2000: 13, repro. 11.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Home Cooking / Becker; lower right in plate: FB; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 20; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: H; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: T171; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 150

Markings

lower left stamped in black ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA

Wikidata ID

Q76552386

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