Study for "Waiting Room II" (2#)
George Tooker
This drawing is a study for one of Tooker's major paintings, 'Waiting Room II' (1982) which measures 19 x 37" and is in a private collection. It depicts a figure group from the lower left-hand side of the picture. This group consists of a man flanked by two children, one who huddles close to his left side and another who is asleep at his right. The man holds a bowl in his right hand and is hoping for charity donations. His face bears an exhausted, sickly and mournful expression.
Artist
Date of Birth
(1920-2011)
Date
1982
Medium
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
16 x 11 1/2 in. (40.64 x 29.21 cm.)
Accession #
2006.33
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Mainzer and Lonnie Zwerin
Copyright
© artist or artist's estate
Category
Subject
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