Place | Europe: France |
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Accession Number | ART90452 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 20.6 x 32.8 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | pen and ink over pencil on paper |
Maker |
Vasco, Louis |
Place made | France |
Date made | 1916-1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Defending the spoil
Description
This work is attributed to Louis Vasco. It may have been donated by Miss Renee Erdos.
Three soldiers are depicted as cavemen holding makeshift weapons in the form of rocks tied to sticks. They are wearing loincloths, although the soldier on the left is wearing glasses, and two of the three have patches possibly indicating insignia. The soldier with the glasses on the left also has a marking on his hand, which may represent the Navy Leading Seaman insignia. They are behind a series of boulders, and appear to be anticipating an attack. In the bottom left corner there is a crocodile.