Rob Stolzer UNITED STATES
Member Since September 2004
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Artwork Details
Location: Wortman, Denys
Title: Denys Wortman - Metropolitan Movies - Depression Era - 1933
Artist:  Denys Wortman (All)
Media Type: Mixed Media
Art Type: Comic Strip
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 3223
Likes on CAF: 1
Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 4
Added to Site: 9/2/2011

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This Metropolitan Movies panel, from 1933, is what Wortman's work is all about. Wortman was rarely about the ha-ha gag, or the overly heavy-handed approach. He presented a slice of reality reflecting the time in which it was created. That reality was sometimes tinged with humor, melancholy, or simple honesty. This panel shows a group of children in their tenement apartment, with a girl tending to her baby sibling. She says simply, "Don't cry, baby", which is more than enough. The reality of the scene is pretty hard-hitting, especially with Wortman's Ash Can School style approach with the materials. Just beautiful, sad, masterful work.

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Rob Stolzer
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Member Since: September 2004
Last Login: April 2026
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Jeff Singh Member Since 2004
Posted On 9/2/2011

I'm blown away by this piece. Truly a masterpiece in composition and mood but also very poignant in content. This one needs a frame and wall space.
glen gold Member Since 2004
Posted On 9/2/2011

This is social realism at its best. I love this.
Aaron N. Member Since 2009
Posted On 9/3/2011

Proving once again, you have the most educational gallery on CAF. Never heard of Wortman before but I sure will perk up if I hear his name again.
Dan Ripoll Member Since 2003
Posted On 9/3/2011

This piece is elegant and "just enough"-not overly maudlin, not too over the top, just great, balanced and realistic.