L’Insomnie du Kaiser (The Kaiser's Insomnia)

Henri Gabriel Ibels, artist

1867–1936

L’Insomnie du Kaiser (The Kaiser's Insomnia), 1914

Where object was made: France

Material/technique: color lithograph

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 379 x 548 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 14 15/16 x 21 9/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 448 x 624 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 17 5/8 x 24 9/16 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: 2004.0158

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Exhibition Label:
"Conversation XVIII: World War I," Jan-2014, Stephen Goddard
Ibels was a noted painter, printmaker, and illustrator who seems to have had no first-hand experience in the World War I conflict. He produced some of the most virulent anti-German propaganda created during war years.

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.