muscular seated man with his PL knee up and his PR leg beneath him, looking up toward ULC with a panicked expression; very large eye; moustache and dark hair; ragged scraps of clothing; figure compressed in a tight space

%C2%A9 Estate Rico Lebrun

Veteran, 1945

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Rico Lebrun’s Veteran is one of a number of similarly-themed lithographs he produced at the close of World War II in reaction to the brutality and incalculable human and social cost of modern warfare. Lebrun, a veteran of the Italian armed forces from 1917 to 1920, was staunchly anti-war and horrified by the widespread destruction of human life and property left in the wake of the defeat of the Axis powers and the dissolution of their alliance. Here, he conveys these sentiments through a poignant portrayal of an anonymous, battered war veteran whose gaze of despair and mangled body signify the sacrifice he made for country and cause.

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Details
Title
Veteran
Artist Life
American (born Italy), 1900–1964
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.95
Provenance
David Melby, Kansas City, Mo.; Estate of David Melby; (Dirk Soulis Auctions, Lone Jack, Mo., sold to Jon); Dennis Michael Jon, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2015.
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muscular seated man with his PL knee up and his PR leg beneath him, looking up toward ULC with a panicked expression; very large eye; moustache and dark hair; ragged scraps of clothing; figure compressed in a tight space

© Estate Rico Lebrun

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