De Notenkraker, 22 juni 1907 / Na de overwinning Possibly 1907

This is 'The Nutcracker, 22 June 1907 / After the Victory' made with ink on paper. I'm thinking about Hahn hunched over a table with a rapidograph, a kind of technical pen with ink that doesn't bleed so much. He must have to work quite fast to get the image ready for print. I see these men kneeling—politicians? Clergymen? They're not individualized portraits but figures representing types, and they're caught at this moment of looking pious. The black ink is really rich, and the repetition of these figures, the way they go back into space, gives a feeling of the weight of the group. It's interesting to think that Hahn is part of a group of people himself, making art that reflects this particular time. And his work continues to speak across time. It's like art is just one big conversation!