Scene in Mexico
Walt Kuhn American
Not on view
Kuhn was a figurative American painter of respectable merit throughout the early twentieth century, though his greatest impact likely had to do with his role co-organizing the infamous Armory Show, which opened in New York in 1913 and introduced thousands of visitors to a wide array of modern European and American art. As a painter, Kuhn is best remembered for his often arresting portraits of circus performers. The present drawing, which shows two men wearing wide-brimmed hats while standing and conversing along a street, is distinct for its presumed Mexican subject and prompts questions around the artist’s travels and his engagement with Mexican culture.