The Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine to France by Maurice Greiffenhagen
Maurice Greiffenhagen's emotionally charged composition captures the longing for historical justice made manifest. Two exhausted peasant women, the personifications of Alsace and Lorraine, cling to a triumphant France, sword held high, in a scene of redemption and homecoming. Lost to Germany nearly half a century earlier, these provinces symbolised France's deepest wound.
Greiffenhagen transforms their restoration into an act of paternal protection and national vindication. The British painter, trained at the Royal Academy and celebrated for his elegant portraiture, rendered this 1917 government commission with psychological depth and allegorical power. The weary figures of the provinces speak to decades of separation and longing, whilst France's commanding presence promises security and belonging.
- This limited-edition lithograph documents how Britain's wartime propaganda positioned the conflict as a crusade to restore what had been unjustly taken, appealing to the deepest currents of European nationalism and historical grievance.
- This original print, part of the Efforts and Ideals series limited edition of lithographic prints, has agreement to be sold to raise funds for IWM's collection Art department and more copies have been retained in our storage.
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The Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine to France by Maurice Greiffenhagen
Maurice Greiffenhagen's emotionally charged composition captures the longing for historical justice made manifest. Two exhausted peasant women, the personifications of Alsace and Lorraine, cling to a triumphant France, sword held high, in a scene of redemption and homecoming. Lost to Germany nearly half a century earlier, these provinces symbolised France's deepest wound.
Greiffenhagen transforms their restoration into an act of paternal protection and national vindication. The British painter, trained at the Royal Academy and celebrated for his elegant portraiture, rendered this 1917 government commission with psychological depth and allegorical power. The weary figures of the provinces speak to decades of separation and longing, whilst France's commanding presence promises security and belonging.
- This limited-edition lithograph documents how Britain's wartime propaganda positioned the conflict as a crusade to restore what had been unjustly taken, appealing to the deepest currents of European nationalism and historical grievance.
- This original print, part of the Efforts and Ideals series limited edition of lithographic prints, has agreement to be sold to raise funds for IWM's collection Art department and more copies have been retained in our storage.
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Maurice Greiffenhagen's emotionally charged composition captures the longing for historical justice made manifest. Two exhausted peasant women, the personifications of Alsace and Lorraine, cling to a triumphant France, sword held high, in a scene of redemption and homecoming. Lost to Germany nearly half a century earlier, these provinces symbolised France's deepest wound.
Greiffenhagen transforms their restoration into an act of paternal protection and national vindication. The British painter, trained at the Royal Academy and celebrated for his elegant portraiture, rendered this 1917 government commission with psychological depth and allegorical power. The weary figures of the provinces speak to decades of separation and longing, whilst France's commanding presence promises security and belonging.
- This limited-edition lithograph documents how Britain's wartime propaganda positioned the conflict as a crusade to restore what had been unjustly taken, appealing to the deepest currents of European nationalism and historical grievance.
- This original print, part of the Efforts and Ideals series limited edition of lithographic prints, has agreement to be sold to raise funds for IWM's collection Art department and more copies have been retained in our storage.
