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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Horan Figure of the Week: "The Souvenir, 1778"
This weeks piece is probably the most playful piece ever done by Horan. It is a light hearted and humerous scene, which differs from his normal body of work. It almost has a touch of a Norman Rockwell painting with the dynamic and somewhat humerous body language.
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I have always found this a disturbing piece.
Here we have an elite grenadier being chased down by a ruffian with a drawn sword.
To me, it shows the reality of being a prisoner-of-war.
Interesting interpretation! When you put it like that perhaps it is not so light hearted :). It is always fun to hear other's takes on certain pieces as we all percieve them in a different way. Thanks for sharing!
I love it!Elite grenadier(?)chased by a ruffian you say?The interest in the flamboyant dress and weapons of our enemy lasted for almost 200 years.My uncle,Big Red One, sent home 2 german helmets and a sheepskin coat and 2 years later found my great grandma had 2 new steel flower pots and some winter slippers instead.
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