Men Must Dream - The Beasts!

1945

Adolf Arthur Dehn

Associated Names
Adolf Dehn

Artist, American, 1895 - 1968

The image displays swirling lines and jagged shapes, creating an abstract scene. In the center is an undefined white form resembling a human figure with outstretched arms. Surrounding it are abstract forms suggesting faces and creatures with exaggerated features, such as large eyes and gaping mouths. Figures on the left and right sides add to the sense of movement. The arrangement and shapes resemble a surreal assembly of whimsical beings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia Dehn

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.6 x 26.9 cm (14 x 10 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 53.4 x 43.2 cm (21 x 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.121.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lumsdaine/O'Sullivan 1987, no. 353

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent to Virginia Dehn, (artist's wife), Santa Fe; gift 2005 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1987

  • Lumsdaine, Jocylyn Pang, and Thomas O'Sullivan. The Prints of Adolf Dehn: A Catalog Raisonné. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1987, p. 160, no. 353.

Inscriptions

along lower edge: 21/30 / Men Must Dream - The Beasts. / Adolf Dehn 1945.; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand 79-328 / 353 (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q75424197

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