Lot 342
Sale 134 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
Description
The Cry Of The Mothers, Australians! Enlist Now! coloured recruitment poster (92.4x131.7cm), 1915, drawn by J.S.Watkins, printed by W.A.Gullick, Govt Printer, Sydney, features a semi-naked mother raising her fists to the sky and with two dead children prostate at her feet. With folds and some toning marks, a short edge split at one fold, otherwise fine.
The poster is based on reported atrocities committed by Germans against civilian Belgians in 1914. The mother's torn clothing may be alluding to allegations of rape by German soldiers.
- Estimate
- $150
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $110