Soll dieses Elend weite – Historic Reproduction
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Soll dieses Elend weite
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Soll dieses Elend weiter gehen?" asks, in German, whether this misery should go on, and the question itself frames the work as a plea rather than a report. Dated 1920, it belongs to the years when Germany was counting the cost of the war: millions of dead, disabled veterans, shortages, and the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Many Germans of that period turned to pacifist and antiwar expression, and images like this one often urged viewers to reject a return to armed conflict. The record gives few further details, so the work is best read as a document of that postwar mood.
| Created / published | 1920 |
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| Original scan | 4,054 × 5,000 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 181_Soll_dieses_Elend_weite_1920 |
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