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Grappling with the Problem

Edmund Duffy

Grappling with the Problem

c. 1943

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Grappling with the Problem

Edmund Duffy

Grappling with the Problem

Edmund Duffy

Grappling with the Problem

c. 1943

Physical Qualities Lithographic crayon and brush and black ink, with corrections in white opaque watercolor, on paper, Sheet: 486 x 384 mm. (48.6 x 38.4 cm.) Image: 486 x 384 mm. (48.6 x 38.4 cm.)
Credit Line The Baltimore Museum of Art
Object Number 1999.233

Inscribed: RECTO: Signed BR (black ink): 'Edmund Duffy'. VERSO: TL Corner (stamped in purple ink): 'RECEIVED [clock face] NOV 19 1943 PM'; Lower C (blue pencil): 'GRAPPLING WITH THE PROBLEM.'

Markings: CRANE & CO DALTON MASS BOND

Artist

Edmund Duffy

American, 1899-1962

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
'Yep, Still Pretty Round!'
Edmund Duffy
'Yep, Still Pretty Round!'
c. 1943
The Hermit of Europe
Edmund Duffy
The Hermit of Europe
n.d.
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OF THE ARTIST - TECHNIQUE IN THE SILK SCREEN PROCESS
Anthony Velonis
Technical Problems of the Artist - Technique in the Silk Screen Process
1938
Came the Dawn
Edmund Duffy
Came the Dawn
n.d.
TWO CAPACITIES OF THE OLD REGIME. - HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, MONSIEUR DE BLOIS FLOTTÉ.... NOWADAYS ANYBODY CAN BECOME A DEPUTY, EVEN WITH A FORTUNE OF LESS THAN 50 ECUS! ...AFTER ALL I HAD AN INCOME OF 40,000 FRANCS.... SO IT WAS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I UNDERSTOOD ALL THE PROBLEMS.... MY MEANS SIMPLY MADE IT POSSIBLE.
Honoré Daumier
Two capacities of the old regime. - How do you like that, Monsieur de Blois flotté.... nowadays anybody can become a deputy, even with a fortune of less than 50 Ecus! ...after all I had an income of 40,000 Francs.... so it was quite obvious that I understood all the problems.... my means simply made it possible.
1848
SENATOR REED WHO SMILES NOT
Edmund Duffy
Senator Reed Who Smiles Not
n.d.
THE CONSTITUTIONNEL AND THE WANDERING JEW. - COME ON, OLD MAN, LET'S GO, COME ON! IF I CAN'T EVEN MAKE YOU WALK, THEN YOUR INFIRMITY IS REALLY A CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEM...
Honoré Daumier
The Constitutionnel and the wandering Jew. - Come on, old man, let's go, come on! If I can't even make you walk, then your infirmity is really a constitutional problem...
1844
Bascum Slemp and Frank W. Stearns
Edmund Duffy
Bascum Slemp and Frank W. Stearns
n.d.
YOU SEE, BOURGEOIS, YOU ARE IN THE BEST AGE AND IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE, YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM TO STAY ABOVE THE WATER. THIS IS FLATTERING FOR YOUR INSTRUCTOR. TAKE A FEW LESSONS AND DRINK A GLASS OR TWO IN BETWEEN, YOU’LL SEE, IT WILL WORK WONDERS.
Honoré Daumier
You see, Bourgeois, you are in the best age and in such good shape, you will have no problem to stay above the water. This is flattering for your instructor. Take a few lessons and drink a glass or two in between, you’ll see, it will work wonders.
1839
Again: Arms and Armor. Cover illustration for 'The News,' October 1940, in connection with the 'Arms and Armor' show
Edmund Duffy
Again: Arms and Armor. Cover illustration for 'The News,' October 1940, in connection with the 'Arms and Armor' show
c. 1940
ONE MORE SPRING
Edmund Duffy
One More Spring
n.d.