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"Jacob's Ladder"

Creator: William Gropper
Offered by: Trigg Ison Fine Art

Description
Gropper’s social-realist paintings are simple, bold, and vigorous. Active lines, distorted forms, energetic brushwork, and expressive color give them a sense of modernism’s immediacy, but aesthetic issues were secondary to thematic concerns. Often creating variations on a theme, Gropper generalized and exaggerated details to make his works universal and dramatic.

Gropper believed his art could inspire people to be more compassionate and to fight for change. He also agreed with his teachers Henri and Bellows that art should be truthful to the human condition. Gropper continued to produce socially significant art until his death in 1977.

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Oil on Canvas.
Creation Date:	American, Signed, Dated 1950.
Styles / Movements:	Other
Incollect Reference #:	167095

Dimensions

W.	20 in;	H.	50 in;
W.	50.8 cm;	H.	127 cm;

Message from Seller:

Trigg Ison Fine Art Inc. is a recognized force within the international fine art community. Our gallery has been a recognized presence in West Hollywood for more than twenty five years. The gallery focus began and continues to reside in early 20th century figurative modern paintings and sculpture with emphasis on the Art Deco /Modernist movements.