Accession Number
1958/2.60

Title
In an Art Gallery

Artist(s)
Benjamin Kopman

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1951

Medium & Support
wash on wax paper

Dimensions
13 7/16 in x 10 1/4 in (34.13 cm x 26.04 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
This print shows a gentleman peering at an abstract painting, perhaps in the manner of images satirizing art critics such as by Daumier. Benjamin Kopman was a printmaker and a painter. Much of his art is characterized by thick black outlines as seen here. Kopman emigrated to the United States from Russia in 1903. He studied at the National Academy of Design, and in the 1930s and 1940s Kopman worked as an artist for the Works Progress Administration. 

Physical Description
A man wearing light colored pants and a dark jacket with tails stands on a rug in a narrow room facing framed art on a wall.  There is a tall vase of flowers on a stand next to the hanging art. The man's hands are behind him, clasping a cane. Behind him is a stand with a hat on it. To his right, there is a wall with two other framed works of art, and one appears to be a portrait. 

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Russian-American (culture)
art galleries (institutions)
flower vases
flowers
hats
interiors
modern and contemporary art
portraits
standing
tail coats
vases