Dehn. Adolf (American, 1895-1968). ADOLPH DEHN (1895-1968) THE WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS. Drawing, ink and wash on paper, 1927. Titled in pancil, lower left, and signed and dated, lower right. The drawing is mounted to a sheet of heavier paper. The drawing is 13 x 20 inches, the mount 17 3/4 x 25 inches. The drawing dated from the period when Dehn lived in paris. The drawing is related both stylistically and in its satirical content to the lithographs he did with the printer Dejobert, and to other drawings of the same period. The image depicts a large group of women, mostly nude or scantily dressed, cavorting around a pair of seated, scandalized nuns. In excellent condition.
