Catalogue, Paintings by Great Masters: War Cartoons by Louis Raemaekers, Prints from the Painter-Gravers of America, Paintings by George W. Sotter, March, 1918 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Catalogue, Paintings by Great Masters: War Cartoons by Louis Raemaekers, Prints From the Painter-Gravers of America, Paintings by George W. Sotter, March, 1918 The artist was born in 1869 at Roermond, Holland. Educated there and in the art schools at Amsterdam and Brussels, he was before the war a painter of note. When Belgium was invaded, although a citizen of a neutral country, he enlisted his art in the service of the allies and humanity. The Germans were far from pleased with his cartoons, appearing in the ...
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Excerpt from Catalogue, Paintings by Great Masters: War Cartoons by Louis Raemaekers, Prints From the Painter-Gravers of America, Paintings by George W. Sotter, March, 1918 The artist was born in 1869 at Roermond, Holland. Educated there and in the art schools at Amsterdam and Brussels, he was before the war a painter of note. When Belgium was invaded, although a citizen of a neutral country, he enlisted his art in the service of the allies and humanity. The Germans were far from pleased with his cartoons, appearing in the Amsterdam Telegraaf. And first had him tried for anti-neutrality. But he was acquitted, so they had to be satisfied with placing a price on his head. He went to London Where he was elected to many art. Societies. When he first visited Paris he was presented With the Cross of Legion of Honor, and for him a reception was held at the Sorbonne. He is now doing more for the allies with his art. Than a regi ment. Of men can accomplish at. The front. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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