The Fiddler

1965

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: color screenprint on canvas mounted on masonite with wood stretcher
Dimensions: image: 58.6 x 46.9 cm (23 1/16 x 18 7/16 in.) framed: 61 x 49.5 x 3.7 cm (24 x 19 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2001.134.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Fiddler — Romare Bearden. 1965.

Medium: color screenprint on canvas mounted on masonite with wood stretcher.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 58.6 x 46.9 cm (23 1/16 x 18 7/16 in.) framed: 61 x 49.5 x 3.7 cm (24 x 19 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2001.134.1. Gift of James Halpin in memory of Dorothy Rees Halpin.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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