Shared Experience: Art and War

Weighing Down The Tail, New Brunswick

Moses Reinblatt
Weighing Down The Tail, New Brunswick
oil canvas
82.0 x 61.5cm
CWM 19710261-4982

The location is the air base at Scoudouc, New Brunswick. Note the weight in the bottom right corner. Reinblatt emphasizes the nature of the weather and the difficulty of the operation by exaggerating the gestures of the three figures. The result is a composition of imposing theatricality.