Untitled
1969 · Lithograph
composition (irreg.): 9 1/2 × 7 3/8" (24.1 × 18.7 cm); sheet: 12 1/2 × 10 1/16" (31.8 × 25.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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William Gropper
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PaintingExpressionism
Representation
None documented
28
Institutional Exhibitions
189
Works in Collection
295
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- • Expressionism
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Points of View
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1975
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American Prints: 1913�1963
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974–1975
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American Prints from the International Program
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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The Artist as Adversary
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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William Gropper was an American cartoonist, painter, and printmaker whose satirical work targeted political corruption and social injustice throughout the twentieth century. Working primarily in ink, lithography, and oil, he developed a expressionistic line style that merged caricature with social commentary. His drawings appeared in The New York Tribune and The Nation, while his paintings and prints addressed themes of labor struggle and political hypocrisy. Gropper's formal training and sustained engagement with leftist politics shaped a body of work that refused sentimentality in favor of sharp formal economy and biting observation.
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