The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph in grainy black ink depicts four light-skinned men in dark vests. Arranged diagonally from top right toward the bottom left, the figures lean intently over sewing machines, their forms blending into the dark background alongside floating thread spools and fractured shapes. In the foreground, scissors rest on a table. Handwritten text along the bottom margin reads 49/150, Piece Work, alongside a signature.

Capriccios, Piece Work

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
America
lithograph
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Litton 1981.107.36
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.107.36