The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 1, 2026

A vertically oriented black ink print depicts three figures with expressive features in a massive, dark tree rendered with dense cross-hatching. At the top right, a figure sits reaching outward. To our left, another climbs toward a branch. Below, a third figure sits on a lower branch at our right, reaching for the trunk. Several wooden boards are nailed to the trunk, and a rope hangs on the left. Below, "Playmates" is pencil-written.

Capriccios, Playmates

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
America
lithograph
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Litton 1981.107.50
Location: Not on view
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