The King

c. 1954

William Gropper

Associated Names
William Gropper

Artist, American, 1897 - 1977

The image shows a man seated, with legs outstretched. He has a stern expression, a beard, and a hat with a feather. He wears a ruffled collar, a cape with a spotted pattern, striped sleeves, and a garment emphasizing his belly. He holds a piece of the garment. He wears a pendant around his neck. The background is textured, with faint, small figures of houses and a trail of tiny figures. The image is sketched in monochrome.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of George Biddle)

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.15 × 25.72 cm (14 5/8 × 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 38.42 cm (20 × 15 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2541

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George Biddle, Croton-on-Hudson, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1974; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • American Lithographs from the Corcoran's Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 42

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: GROPPER; lower center in graphite: A Lousy first impression with apologies / to my friend George from Bill Gropper; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 2"

Watermarks

JP

Wikidata ID

Q77008952

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