Golub created raw, confrontational works in ink and paint addressing political violence and state brutality with the same unflinching gestural intensity found in Guston's late drawings. His monochrome ink works share the bold, expressive mark making and dark political commentary central to this piece.

Goya's ink and wash drawings, particularly his Disasters of War series, employ bold monochromatic mark making to document execution and state violence with visceral emotional force directly comparable to Guston's approach here. Both artists use gestural ink work to transform political horror into urgent visual language.

Grosz worked extensively in ink on paper to produce scathing political imagery addressing violence, corruption, and mortality with bold expressive lines and dark satirical energy. His confrontational drawing style and commitment to ink as a medium for political critique mirrors the qualities defining this Guston work.