The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 13, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph in grainy black ink depicts people in light skin tones caught in a storm. Toward our upper left, a man floats with arms raised and mouth open, near a small animal. Below him, a fallen tree trunk stretches diagonally. In the foreground, another person lies among swirling papers. Thick diagonal strokes and white lines suggest frenetic motion. In the bottom margin, inscriptions include a number, the title Tornado, and a signature.

Capriccios, Tornado

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
America
lithograph
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Litton 1981.107.45
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.107.45