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Fine art print by the French artist
Georges Rouault titled Mon Doux Pays, ou Êtes-Vous? (My Sweet Country, Where Are You?), which is plate 44 from his renowned Miserere series.
Artwork Information
Artist: Georges Rouault (1871–1958)
Title: Mon Doux Pays, ou Êtes-Vous?
Series: It is the 44th plate in the Miserere series, originally titled Miserere et Guerre (Have Mercy and War).
Medium: The work is an etching and aquatint on paper, created using a combination of printmaking methods to achieve rich blacks and painterly effects.
Date: Created between 1922 and 1927, and published as part of the complete 58-plate portfolio in 1948.
Context: The Miserere series is considered one of the 20th century's most significant print portfolios, serving as an expressive meditation on human suffering, war, and the promise of redemption in response to the misery Rouault witnessed during and after World War I. |
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