At the Ball
1968 · Drypoint on white wove paper
Plate: 12.2 × 17.2 cm (4 13/16 × 6 13/16 in.); Sheet: 28 × 36.2 cm (11 1/16 × 14 5/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Jack Levine
American, 1915
Boston, MA, USA
PaintingExpressionismRealismSocial Realism
Representation
None documented
19
Institutional Exhibitions
41
Works in Collection
61
Assets Indexed
4
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Movements
- • Expressionism
- • Realism
- • Social Realism
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Committed to Print
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Posters by Painters
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1977
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The Artist as Adversary
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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America Seen: Between The Wars
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961
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Paintings from Private Collections
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1955
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Why this artist matters now
Jack Levine was an American painter known for densely layered figurative works that combined social critique with expressionist technique. Working primarily in oil on canvas from the 1930s onward, he developed a satirical visual language to address corruption, hypocrisy, and power imbalances in American institutional life. His paintings employ garish color, distorted proportions, and crowded compositions to indict lawyers, politicians, and clergy. Levine's work bridges social realism and expressionism, treating political subjects with both moral urgency and formal invention.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Museum of Modern Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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