S.S Sadysta [SS Sadist]...What makes them smile Accession Number: ART96183.005

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A grotesque SS officer, wearing a monocle, sends a civilian woman to her death. The officer is in the centre of the image and is holding the woman by her hair. A whip hangs off his right arm. The woman is standing in front of a wall on which the shadows cast by a gallows is clearly visible. The print has been mounted on dark grey card. The title in Polish with English and French translation is printed bottom centre, beneath the image, in gold ink. The image is a macabre illustration of the sadistic treatment of civilians by the Gestapo.

The original drawing reproduced in this offset lithograph was created by Polish artist Stanislaw Toegel (1905-1953) while held in a German labour camp at Gotteningen.

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Accession Number
ART96183.005
Artist
Stanislaw Toegel
Printer
F W Dobereiner
Publisher
Antoni Markiewicz
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Measurement
Sheet: 32.6 x 24.6 cm
Medium
offset lithograph printed in colour adhered to card
Date Made
1946
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated in memory of Kazimierz and Julia Kwasnica, 2013
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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