Walt Kuhn

The Arrest
1925

A vintage pen and ink sketch on yellowed paper depicting a scene titled "The arrest" from 1925. The drawing shows four figures, with two men standing and appearing to be law enforcement officers, one on each side of a seated man who is being handcuffed by one of the standing figures. The seated man is slumped over a table, suggesting distress or resignation. A fourth figure, also standing, is observing the scene. The style is loose and expressive, with quick, sketchy lines conveying the action and the figures' clothing and features.

A vintage pen and ink sketch on yellowed paper depicting a scene titled "The arrest" from 1925. The drawing shows four figures, with two men standing and appearing to be law enforcement officers, one on each side of a seated man who is being handcuffed by one of the standing figures. The seated man is slumped over a table, suggesting distress or resignation. A fourth figure, also standing, is observing the scene. The style is loose and expressive, with quick, sketchy lines conveying the action and the figures' clothing and features.

Not on view

Date
1925

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 6 5/8 × 9in. (16.8 × 22.9 cm) Image (sight): 6 5/8 × 9in. (16.8 × 22.9 cm)

Accession number
2016.59

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Shirley and Sidney Singer

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/48332

Walt Kuhn
17 works in the collection

View artist