Adolf Dehn

Untitled (Lesson 4)

1913

Signed, dated, and editioned in pencil by the artist Edition:30, plus trial proofs; this print numbered 23/30 Printed by Edmond Desjobert, Paris Provenance: Estate of the artist The image is loosely based on the tragic love story of Frankie and Johnny, memorialized in Jazz, Blue, Country, Rock a Billy and Motown. At least 256 recordings of "Frankie and Johnny" have been made since the early 20th century. Inspired by a traditional song first recorded by The Leighton Brothers in 1912. Among the artist who have recorded the varying versions of the song are Gene Autrey (1929), Jimmie Rodgers (1929), Lead Belly (1939), Lena Horne (1946), Les Paul and Mary Ford (1952), Sammy Davis Jr. (1956), Pete Seeger...

Preliminary drawing for Remy de Gourmont, Couleurs, published in Le Mercure de France (Colors, new tales follow old things), 1908 Graphite and colored pencil, 1926 Signed in pencil l...

Preliminary drawing for Remy de Gourmont, Couleurs, published in Le Mercure de France (Colors, new tales follow old things), 1908 Graphite and colored...

Signed by the artist in ink lower right Preliminary sketch in reverse for the 1928 lithograph "Cornucopia," part of Dehn's Paris Lithographs portfolio An unsigned sketch of tw...

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1951 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1951 Spr...

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1953 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1953 Spr...

The Couple is a drawing realized by RIV (Carlo Rivalta) in the early 20th Century. Ink and pencil on paper. In Six Frame Stories with hand-written notes Good conditions with sligh...

Couple is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th century. Monogrammed on the lower right Black China ink on paper. Good conditions and aged with foldi...