The Big Hearted Girls (or The Last Veil)

Lithograph

1941

Signed, dated, titled, and annotated "30 prints" in pencil by the artist.

Edition: 30, plus trial and artist's proofs
Printed by Lawrence Barrett, Colorado Springs

Provenance Estate of the artist.

Bibliography Lumsdaine and O'Sullivan 329, p. 153.

In the February, 1948 issue of 49 The Magazine of the Year, in an article titled "O Woman! O Frailty!" Dehn wrote of this piece:
"A burlesque number! For men only! For men who get tired of being noble, upright, and lonely. A couple hours of sublimation before going home to a dull or empty bed. In this picture, I tried to make the garish setting, the vulgar attempt to stimulate the audience, and the awkward pattern of the dancers a part of the design."

Framed with OP3 Acrylic.

Image: 13-9/16 x 18-1/16"
Frame: 22 x 26"

AD01329.2

$2,850.