Pain et Rideau de Fer

Robert Doisneau

1953

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The man lunges toward the woman with his fist raised. The young boy and young girl pull on the man to try and stop his attack. An older woman comes through the open door on the left.
Sketches of five figures.
Half-length portrait of a male figure wearing a long garment that drapes across his head and back across his neck. He faces slightly left as he holds a thin staff in his right hand. Black beaded bracelets adorn his right arm. This series is a product of Jacovleff's involvement in the Expédition Citroën Centre-Afrique.
Scene of three cupids on the proper right side being approached by four cupids and a bacchus on the proper left side. One cupid has animal hide over its head and body.