| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV06613 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 121 x 90 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | lithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre PARIS : "LA GUERRE", 1917 (S.L. : H. CHACHOIN) |
| Place made | France: Paris |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
Sur la terre ennemie les prisonniers russes meurent de faim [On enemy soil Russian prisoners are dying of hunger]
Description
Starving Russian prisoners in a German prisoner of war camp: a desperate-looking man and woman in the foreground; other figures in the background. This is one of Steinlen's best-known posters. The landscape of snow and darkness is sinister and the prisoners stare with utter dejection.