#46881
04/18/2009 02:52 PM
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Just got this great WWI color pencil drawing of an older soldier who seems to have seen a lot of nasty fighting in the trenches ! Just look at the expression on his face !
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#46882
04/18/2009 02:53 PM
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Can't read the signature of the artist , but it is dated 1917.
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#46883
04/18/2009 05:49 PM
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This image is really outstanding, thank you for posting!
Are you able to discern the medium? Graphite or possibly charcoal on paper?
Regards,
B.A.Vierling
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#46884
04/19/2009 09:07 AM
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Bernd, A beautiful drawing by a very talented artist, a great original. It reminds me of the portraits found in "Deutschlands Gegner im Weltkrieg" - that type of quality. You can see the grim reality of war etched into the man's face, that "one-thousand yard stare" of the frontline infantryman. His steel helmet is nothing short of super, you can actually feel the hardness and strength of the metal. The outline and curvature are about as perfact as one could hope for ... ever try to draw one of these?  First class! Best regards, Bill
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