The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 10, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph, composed of heavy black shading and sharp white highlights, depicts a chaotic scene. Top center, a predatory feline head with almond eyes and sharp fangs devours a human figure. Below, amidst a dark void, human figures tumble through crisscrossing ladders and bright geometric beams. One figure on our left falls backward, while another at the bottom is upside down. Wispy, white lines swirl around the beast.

Capriccios, Fantasy

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
America
lithograph
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Litton 1981.107.30
Location: Not on view
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