Adolf Dehn

Little Sinner
1928

A black and white illustration depicting a whimsical scene with a robed, elderly figure wearing a pointed hat and holding a staff with a spiral top. The figure appears to be interacting with a smaller, bird-like creature wearing a ruffled collar and standing on one leg. The artwork has a dark background, and there is text at the bottom indicating the piece is numbered and signed by the artist, dated 1957.

A black and white illustration depicting a whimsical scene with a robed, elderly figure wearing a pointed hat and holding a staff with a spiral top. The figure appears to be interacting with a smaller, bird-like creature wearing a ruffled collar and standing on one leg. The artwork has a dark background, and there is text at the bottom indicating the piece is numbered and signed by the artist, dated 1957.

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Date
1928

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 13 9/16in. (46 × 34.4 cm) Image: 13 1/8 × 9 1/8in. (33.3 × 23.2 cm)

Accession number
32.98

Edition
Ed. 25

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
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Adolf Dehn
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