Laugh of War
Artist
Harry Louis Freund
(American, 1905 - 1999)
Dateca. 1946
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 14 13/16 inches (24.13 × 37.64 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 17 7/8 inches (32.39 × 45.39 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 17 7/8 inches (32.39 × 45.39 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object numberF99-5/10
Signedu.l. reverse, pencil: "Louis Freund/Laugh of War (c.1946)/lithograph/218.2"; l.r. front, pencil: "Louis Freund"
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DescriptionHorizontal format, diagonal composition, strong chiaroscuro image of disemboweled dead soldier lying on ground with canteen beside him.Copyright© Louis and Elsie Freund Estate / Jerry Bedford
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