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Swinging at the Savoy

1941

Adolf Arthur Dehn

Associated Names

Adolf Dehn

Artist, American, 1895 - 1968

This is a drawing of a dance scene at a jazz club. The scene shows figures dancing energetically under a draped curtain, with musicians playing instruments in the background. The figures are in dynamic poses and expressive postures. The illustration emphasizes motion through curved lines and shading. The energy of jazz and dance is vividly portrayed in this monochrome drawing.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 315 x 451 mm
sheet: 398 x 578 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.1453
Catalogue Raisonné

Lumsdaine/O'Sullivan 1987, no. 333

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"30 prints - Swinging at the Savoy" in pencil, lower left; signed: "Adolf Dehn 1941" in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76550401

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