The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph in black ink depicts five distorted figures scrambling over one another. At the top, a figure with bared teeth climbs a ladder. Below, a person with bulging eyes reaches upward. To the right, a shadowy figure extends long arms. At the bottom, a figure lies on their back while another face emerges beneath. Grainy textures create high contrast. Below, the handwritten words: "Ladder of Success."

Capriccios, Ladder of Success

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
America
lithograph
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Litton 1981.107.18
Location: Not on view
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