La Brute est lâchée (The Brute is Let Loose), Jean Veber

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Jean Veber, artist
1864–1928
La Brute est lâchée (The Brute is Let Loose), 1914
Where object was made: France
Material/technique: lithograph; hand coloring
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 422 x 495 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 16 5/8 x 19 1/2 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 501 x 645 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 3/4 x 25 3/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 x 32 in
Credit line: Gift of Eric G. Carlson in honor of Stephen, Diane, Erica, Emily, and Caitlin Goddard
Accession number: 2004.0147
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Exhibition Label: "Machine in a Void: World War I & the Graphic Arts," Mar-2010, Steve Goddard In France, the German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, received a large share of the blame for the outbreak of war. He was a popular target for wartime propaganda, appearing repeatedly in cartoons, lithographs for magazines, and even postcards. As long as Wilhelm’s distinctive mustache was present, the French viewer would have no problem reading even the most distorted figure as the hated Kaiser, a fact that many artists used to great effect.