Prints
Musical Clown
The tuba engulfs this musician, whose wide hips and bulging cheeks suggest Kruse's sense of humor. The player is focused inward, ignoring the gaze of the conductor, who waves a baton at the foot of the stage.
Kruse often found his subject matter by wandering around Brooklyn, where he lived. He may have learned his method of "hunting" for artistic materials from teachers such as Robert Henri, John Sloan, and George Luks, who urged their students to take on scenes from daily life as their subjects. Later, Kruse was active in New York's art community as a teacher, an art critic for the Brooklyn Eagle, and a columnist for the Art Digest.
Kruse often found his subject matter by wandering around Brooklyn, where he lived. He may have learned his method of "hunting" for artistic materials from teachers such as Robert Henri, John Sloan, and George Luks, who urged their students to take on scenes from daily life as their subjects. Later, Kruse was active in New York's art community as a teacher, an art critic for the Brooklyn Eagle, and a columnist for the Art Digest.
