1915 Print Tree Trunk Broken France War Drawing Sketch Leaves Damage Art DKU1 VEN9 FZ3A10C37 zz2091

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This 110+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++

this would be an excellent gift item for a current Harvard student or a Harvard alumnus

This is an original 1901 black and white print ad for Papier Mache art reproductions from the National Papier Mache Works

1915 Print Tree Trunk Broken France War Drawing Sketch Leaves Damage Art DKU1 VEN9 FZ3A10C37 zz2091This is an original 1915 halftone print of Armes Frankreich! Der Stamm ist Zerschmettert, Aber Die Wurzeln Halten! by Honore Daumier. The title translates to: Poor France! The trunk is smashed, but the roots hold! This may have something to do with war in that although the French were somewhat invaded and parts were destroyed, they still held on strong to fight back. Daumier was a French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose work