1951, Jack B. Yeats, Grief -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: Grief is perhaps Yeats's most powerful expression of his abhorrence of war. It appears to originate from a sketch entitled 'Let there be no more war', which the artist made in his last workbook. At the centre of the painting, an apocalyptic figure on horseback, amidst an angry mob, gestures aggressively. In the foreground, an elderly man looks at the blood that drips onto his hands, while a mother places her arm protectively around a small child. Yeats describes a scene of violence and chaos with characteristic economy, vigour and emotional intensity.
1951, Jack B. Yeats, Grief -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: Grief is perhaps Yeats's most powerful expression of his abhorrence of war. It appears to originate from a sketch entitled 'Let there be no more war', which the artist made in his last workbook. At the centre of the painting, an apocalyptic figure on horseback, amidst an angry mob, gestures aggressively. In the foreground, an elderly man looks at the blood that drips onto his hands, while a mother places her arm protectively around a small child. Yeats describes a scene of violence and chaos with characteristic economy, vigour and emotional intensity.