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Military officers tying prisoners to a gallows while another officer looks on

Rendered in sketched lines and washes of black ink, a gallows is visible at top, while two men in military uniforms work to tie ropes around the necks of two men. The figures’ faces are mostly indistinct, except for the distraught eyes of the prisoner at right. The body of a woman hangs already lifeless at left. In the foreground at right, another officer sits mounted on a horse. He looks calmly toward us, eyes obscured by sunglasses, while his horse pulls back, its mouth open in agitation. A second horse is visible behind it, also with a wild look, as the shadow of its head with open mouth hovers at lower left.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.33.62.3
People
Murray Zimiles, American (New York City, NY born 1941)
Title
Execution of resistance fighters
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Holocaust #3
Series/Book Title: The Holocaust
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1987
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361216

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Offset lithograph in white wove paper
Technique
Offset print
Dimensions
55.9 × 76.2 cm (22 × 30 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., in graphite: M. Zimiles '87 (c)
  • inscription: l.r., in graphite: 2/40 M. Zimiles '87 (c)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Murray Zimiles, created 1987; [Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA], sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2018.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
2/40

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Murray Zimiles
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.33.62.3
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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