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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
AFTER KARL KOHLER & VICTOR ANCONA ECCO IL NEMICO. Circa 1942. 33x231/2 inches. Condition B: extensive expertly restored losses in image; overpainting and restoration in image; replaced margins. The horrifying scene of a hanging reflects in the monocle of this animal-like member of Germany's high ranking military, with his green hat and collar, with red and yellow detail. "At the start of the United States' involvement in World War II, the Roosevelt administration felt the need to counter the powerful anti-war messages of such media figures as newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and radio personality Father Coughlin. [This image] echoes Roosevelt's characterization of the Axis powers as gangsters, bandits and criminals," (American p. 105). This chilling image was the winner of the National War Poster Competition held under the auspices of the Museum of Modern Art. This is the very rare Italian version. Zeman p, 116, American 67 (var), The Modern Poster 193 (var), Johnson 55 (var), 20th Century Poster p. 177 (var).
