Sculpture is a hulking monster of war having beaten down a peasant. War has sized the peasant’s wife by the throat. She peasant pleads for mercy on her knees back arched in suffering.
Published onJan 09, 2024
1190. The Brute Force Idea of War
Boston Transcript, 1915.
Date
1915
Material
Clay
Description
Sculpture is a hulking monster of war having beaten down a peasant. War has sized the peasant's wife by the throat. She peasant pleads for mercy on her knees back arched in suffering.
Markings
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Provenance / Location
Location unknown.
Alternate Title(s)
Brute Force of War
Notes / Sources
Known from article and image in Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), May 23, 1915. Participation in contest noted in the New York Times, April 1, 1915.
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