Drypoint Etching, Untitled

by GROTH, John (1908-1988)

$650 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books

Signed

ca 1930-35. A chilling image of a pistol-wielding man fleeing the scene of a crime, leaving two bodies lying in the street. It is unclear whether the scene is intended as a commentary on growing racial tensions in Harlem in the 1930s (possibly a direct reference to the Harlem Race..... More

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