Two frightened figures recoil as sharp shards and streaks fly toward them in a dark surreal scene.

Prints

Eruption

1954–1956

Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 12 9/16 in. (41.9 × 31.9 cm) Image: 14 × 9 15/16 in. (35.6 × 25.2 cm)
Accession number
67.67.8
Acquired
1967
Credit line
Gift of the artist and his wife
Edition
46/50
Publication
Printed by George C. Miller; published by William Gropper
Department
collection

About this work

William Gropper, Eruption, 1954–1956. Lithograph, sheet: 16 1/2 × 12 9/16 in. (41.9 × 31.9 cm) Image: 14 × 9 15/16 in. (35.6 × 25.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist and his wife 67.67.8

Exhibitions featuring the artist

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