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Cry Havoc
Cry Havoc

Cry Havoc

Artist (1908 - 1972)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions54.6 x 58.4 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Purchased, 1976. © The Estate of Christopher Campbell.
Object number1424
DescriptionIn the centre of this painting is a man running holding two naked babies, one in each arm. He is facing right. He is wearing a red shirt and blue trousers with braces. In the background is a row of houses with purple and red roofs. On the left is a transparent skeletal left hand protruding from the top, the fingers pointing downwards. Behind the hand is a figure executed in green representing a man leaning up against a sheet of glass and looking out towards the right. Around the edges of the painting is a creamy pink colouring, making it appear as if the work had been covered in dust and that the artist had simply rubbed the centre area revealing an image below.
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