| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART50130 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 38.4 x 56.5 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | photoengraving on Japan paper; edition: 144/300 |
| Maker |
Forain, Jean-Louis |
| Place made | France: Paris |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Bonne nuit! les neutres (Good night, neutrals)
Description
A boat has been torpedoed, and some of the bodies float in the sea. A German sailor looks out from his submarine and with his hands to his mouth cries: 'Good night! neutrals'. Neutrals refers to the men who are dead and no longer enemies. Coutin 1987 (This work was not published, but was intended for publication in 'Figaro', February-March 1917. There is a drawing of this subject in a private collection (Coutin 118B) and a sketch, dated 1916, in the Musee St Denis, Rheims (118C). It was included in 'De la Marne au Rhin', vol. 2, p. 31 (118E).