Matania
"The Strongest."
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Artist:FORTUNINO MATANIA, RI (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time, his wartime work was immensely popular and appeared in nearly every major newsmagazine, Allied, neutral and Central Powers alike. Literally tens of millions of readers saw wartime events through the medium of Matania's weekly illustrations and, as such, he played an important role in defining people's mental image of what Great War battlefield scenes and soldiers looked like.
Ref: 4211
Medium: Hand-coloured print
Size: 19.5in x 12in - 49.5 x 30.5 cm.
Framed: Yes
Status: Signed
Provenance: Original hung in RA Exhibition 1915 - No. 973. Published 15 September 1915 by Henry Graves Co. Ltd., Pall Mall. One of 500 published with kind permission of the Duke of Newcastle, the owner of the original painting.
Price: £325
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