Adolf Dehn

The Dark One
1953

A vibrant, expressionist painting featuring a group of whimsical figures with exaggerated features and colorful attire, set against a fiery red-orange background. Each figure appears to be balancing a tray with various objects and animals on their heads, and the scene is filled with a sense of movement and festivity. The artwork is signed and dated in the lower left corner.

A vibrant, expressionist painting featuring a group of whimsical figures with exaggerated features and colorful attire, set against a fiery red-orange background. Each figure appears to be balancing a tray with various objects and animals on their heads, and the scene is filled with a sense of movement and festivity. The artwork is signed and dated in the lower left corner.

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Date
1953

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 3/4 × 29 5/16in. (52.7 × 74.5 cm)

Accession number
56.29

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, and gift of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hackett, by exchange

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Adolf Dehn
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