a seated mother in profile holding a kneeling child in her lap; child is raising their hands to the mother's neck and the mother's head is bowed toward the child; small, abstracted tower in the background along R edge, behind child

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War, Hated by Mothers (Woman and Child), 1927 (published 1948)

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This image, clearly recalling a traditional depiction of the Virgin and Child, is part of a project that Georges Rouault worked on between 1922 and 1927, a series of 58 intaglio plates on the subject of misery. The images deal with various themes, such as the World War of a few years earlier, the loneliness of everyday life, and the Passion of Christ. When seen as a group, the sorrow and sacrifice of these themes become comingled. Due to commercial and wartime disruptions, the series was not published until 1948.

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Title
War, Hated by Mothers (Woman and Child)
Artist Life
1871–1958
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2018.133.13
Provenance
John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn. (until d. 2012); by descent to his daughter Catherine Andrus, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2018.
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a seated mother in profile holding a kneeling child in her lap; child is raising their hands to the mother's neck and the mother's head is bowed toward the child; small, abstracted tower in the background along R edge, behind child

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