The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 10, 2026

A vertically oriented woodcut in black ink depicts two dark, silhouetted figures on horseback facing away toward a bright central space. Both riders wear three-cornered hats; the figure on the left carries a slung rifle, while the figure on the right holds a rifle vertically. Coarse, striated lines texture the dark silhouettes and white background, creating a rugged, high-contrast scene framed by dark, rough-edged borders.

The Ballad of the Spanish Civil Guard

1974

Jerome Kaplan

(American, 1920–1997)
published by

Janus Press, Newark, Vermont

America
Book containing 9 woodcuts
Image: 1.7 x 12.4 cm (11/16 x 4 7/8 in.); Book: 20 x 12.5 cm (7 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Gift of Ronald Rumford 2001.197.i
Catalogue raisonné: Fine 146
Location: Not on view
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