Defeat
Dynamic Cubism
1954
31.0 x 41.0 cm
When General George Washington failed to recapture Philadelphia from the British in 1777, he led the Continental army in retreat to an encampment in Valley Forge, northwest of the city. In this panel, Lawrence explores the toll that these military setbacks and the brutal winter took upon the American troops during their six-month stay. The bandaged and bloodied figures in the background--framed by the discarded bayonets--turn away from the symbol of their violent defeat, a valuable warhorse, respectfully covered as its lifeblood slips away. In its emphatic finality, Lawrence"s one-word title reinforces this low point in the war.
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Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000)
Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) var en amerikansk kunstner kendt for sin dynamiske kubisme og kraftfulde fremstilling af sort liv, historie og social retfærdighed. Hans mest berømte værk er "Migration Series", der skildrer den store sydlige migration.
Om dette kunstværk
- Titel: Defeat
- Kunstner: Jacob Lawrence
- År: 1954
- Oprindelige mål: 31.0 x 41.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Ophavsretlig status: Ophavsretligt beskyttet
- Bevægelse: Dynamic Cubism
- Hovedfarve: Phthalo Green
- Nøgleord: winter scene art , military art , abstract realism
- Farveintensitet: Balanced