This plaque is a typical example of Great War folk art made from recycled materials: the brass from shell casings or armor plates to create art objects
The design combines the fluidity of the late Art Nouveau lines (especially in the curves of the hat and dress) and the nascent geometrization of Art Deco. The duty of remembrance: Engraving the mention of the Yser three years after the events shows how much this stopping battle (where the Yser was deliberately flooded to stop the Germans) remained a symbol of heroic resistance in the collective mind in 1917.
it is an allegory of war and reconstruction
Although the scene seems intimate, its creation in August 1917 and the mention of the Battle of the Yser (1914) give it a strong symbolic dimension:
Period: 1917
This plaque is a typical example of Great War folk art:
dimensions: 23x31x1.5 cm
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