L' Aisne Devastee
A war widow looks at the viewer while kneeling and embracing her two children. There is a suitcase at their feet. text: L'AISNE DÉVASTÉE ŒUVRE DE GUERRE POUR LA RECONSTITUTION DES FOYERS DÉTRUITS L'APPEL . Devastated Aisne. War charity for the reconstruction of homes that have been destroyed. The Appeal. Brother, look and read: fortune has remained peacefully seated at your hearth!...and Aisne has been devastated by the Germans! Oh Poverty! Oh Grief! Oh Mourning! A heart of marble would be softened! Look: not a stone left standing in the village, not a tree in the forest! Not a man left in the cowshed, no Virgin in the Chapel, no nest on the See this widow with her two children: I remind you that it is for you! Open your safes and your humble purses, donations are needed! You have gold or coppers left in your pockets: we are waiting! Subscriptions are accepted at the Head Office [address]. H. Chachoin Printers, Paris. 'The War' Publications. Art by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (November 10, 1859 – December 13, 1923). He was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker.
Size: 2200px × 3200px
Location: France
Photo credit: © Theophile Alexandre Steinlen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: appeal, belle, charity, children, devastation, epoch, epoque, exposition, france, french, jpp, mother, paris, war, wartime, widow, wwi
