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1915

A work made of color lithograph on ivory laid paper.

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  • A work made of color lithograph on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1915

Artist:

Albin Egger-Lienz
Austrian, 1868-1926

About this artwork

In this four-color lithograph, sculpted and depersonalized machinelike bodies charge forward with unfettered vigor. The blunt, angular rendering of their hands make their flesh appear solid and inviolable, while their collective formation mimics the force and symmetry of an engine. The effacement of these soldiers’ features renders their faces impenetrable and their assault terrifying. Here, even while not depicting the actual mechanisms of modern warfare, Albin Egger-Lienz poignantly evoked the brutal dehumanization of the first industrialized war in history.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Albin Egger-Lienz

Title

1915

Place

Austria (Artist's nationality)

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1915

Medium

Color lithograph on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 60.1 × 78.3 cm (23 11/16 × 30 7/8 in.); Sheet: 72.3 × 90.3 cm (28 1/2 × 35 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Art Institute of Chicago

Reference Number

1921.352

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