La paix de lennemi – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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La paix de lennemi
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Printed in green ink, this 1918 French lithograph is titled *La paix de l'ennemi*, or "Peace on the enemy's terms," a phrase that sets the poster's message before the image is read. Victor Prouvé, a painter and printmaker linked to the Nancy school, signed it in 1918, the year the war was ending. Its subject headings point to the German emperor and to the peace settlement, placing the poster within wartime propaganda that warned the public against accepting terms dictated by Germany. The single-color lithography suited the quick, street-level reading that posters of the period were meant to receive.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (green ink) ; 64 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Peace on the enemys terms. Signed: V. Prouveacute 1918. Promotional goal: Fr. J49. 1918//Fr. J44. 1918. Item is no. 154 161 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Emperors--Germany--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Treaties. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,842 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 775_La_paix_de_lennemi_1918 |
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