Nuremberg. Advocates. 1945

Kukryniksy made "Nuremberg. Advocates." with ink to capture a raw, immediate feeling. There’s a real energy in these drawings, isn’t there? The ink lines aren’t fussy, they're searching and free. The texture of the paper seems part of the work too, like the image grew out of the material itself. It's interesting how some of the faces are only half rendered, leaving the rest to your imagination to complete. Look at the hands and how they seem to scrawl as they write. There's a sense of movement there, and it adds to the feeling that this is a working document, a study, or even a quick sketch done in the courtroom. If you like this, I recommend you look at George Grosz, another artist with a knack for the grotesque. Like Grosz, Kukryniksy isn't trying to pretty things up. They want you to feel the discomfort, the tension, the awkwardness of the situation.