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Hitler and "Fraternal" Austria

A work made of stencil.

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  • A work made of stencil.

Date:

January 27, 1945

Artist:

Pavel Sokolov-Skalya
(Born Strel’nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961)
Osip Maksimovich Brik
(Born Moscow, 1888; died Moscow, 1945)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pavel P. Sokolov-Skalia

Title

Hitler and "Fraternal" Austria

Place

Soviet Union (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1945

Medium

Stencil

Inscriptions

In order to defend the southern border, the Hitlerites are squeezing the last resources out of Austria. (From the newspaper) In order to hang on longer To survive even one more day The Austrian – my “little brother” I will gladly squeeze to the last drop.

Dimensions

177.5 × 83.5 cm (69 15/16 × 32 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the USSR Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries

Reference Number

2010.186

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