The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 10, 2026

A vertically oriented black-and-white lithograph depicts a massive dark figure with white outlines looming over a silhouetted cityscape. The figure has an open mouth and wiry hair, with one arm raised and the other bent across the chest. A bright starburst glows behind the head amidst swirling gray textures. Below, skeletal structures and tall skyscrapers rise from the base, their sharp forms set against the figure's dark torso.

Capriccios, Awakening

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
America
lithograph
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Litton 1981.107.42
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.107.42