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THBWilliam Gropper Capriccios Print Portfolio, 34 signed lithos
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4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 26, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM EST with lots #1-783 (separate catalog) and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM EST with lots #784-1261. Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville; and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
William Gropper (American, 1897-1977), thirty four signed and numbered (26/50) lithographs from the Capriccios portfolio, 1953-1957. Sheet size 16 1/4" x 12 1/4". Unframed. Titles include: The Grave Yard, The Spinster, Fledglings, Pomp (or Thine), Alone, Dream, Playmates, Heroics, Pegasus, Blacklist, Logic, Fame, All God's Children, Fate, Lust, Justice, Uprooted, First Step, Gossip Mongers, Crisis, Tornado, Informers, The Old Man, Fall of the Gods, Emancipated, Fantasy, Vengeance, Fear, Psychosis, the Horn Blowers, Echoes, Patrioteers, Eruption, and Ladder of Success. Background:
"From his humble beginnings in the tenements of New York's Lower East Side to his artistic radicalism and subsequent blacklisting by Senator Joseph McCarthy, William Gropper always stayed true to his vision for exposing the realities and struggles of the daily life of the lower class. Known to some as the "American Daumier," Gropper's involvement with radical press like The Daily Worker and The New Masses caught the attention of McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee, and his investigation in 1953 inspired his incredible series of fifty lithographs, The Capriccios. Gropper's tenacity and strength of depiction are culminated in these lithographs, which expose the fallacies of mid-century America during a time of great turmoil and suspicion." Source: The Wayne State University Art Collection.Condition
Lacking covers, not the complete set. Light toning and minor handling wear, some with light corner creases. Small smudge on the Fame lithograph.
- Provenance
Private Tennessee collection, by descent from the collection of Betty and Norman Luboff.
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