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”Justice – Satirical Scene - 1945 Pencil ink and watercolor on paper signed top right and titled - ”Justice – Satirical Scene - 1945 Pencil ink and watercolor on paper signed top right and titled below. Violent satirical scene illustrating the mechanical and blind march of German soldiers (identifiable by their Wehrmacht uniforms) led by a pot-bellied officer crossing without reaction the bloodied body of a civilian victim lying on the ground. The title ”Justice” takes on an ironic meaning here highlighting the inhumanity of the Nazi regime through a scathing critique. The work is dated 1945 and is part of a group of drawings produced in the immediate post-war period in an incisive and expressive style probably intended for publication or to illustrate a pamphlet. Dimensions: 51.5 × 71.5 cm Used condition.”