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Georges Picquart, from “Dreyfus Affair”

Ben Shahn

Artwork Details

Georges Picquart, from “Dreyfus Affair”
1968
Ben Shahn
pochoir print on paper
15 3/16 x 11 5/8 in. (38.58 x 29.53 cm)
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins
2011/1.112.5

Description

Subject Matter:

Portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel George Picquart.

Physical Description:

A portrait of a man in decorated uniform. The man faces the viewer directly, and is painted in bold colors with a watercolor-like effect. Beneath the portrait reads "Georges Picquart", who was an investigator on the Dreyfus trial.

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