The Face of War | Salvador Dalí | 1940 Alexej von Jawlensky oppressive environment around him emphasize

oppressive environment around him emphasize the dehumanization and suffering of those imprisoned

her gaze fixed on the luminous full moon

known for his sensitive genre scenes

Vincent Willem

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The Face of War | Salvador Dalí | 1940 Alexej von Jawlensky oppressive environment around him emphasizeAbout the artwork: Painted in 1940 after the outbreak of World War II and shortly after Salvador Dal fled war torn Europe, The Face of War is one of the most haunting anti war images ever created. Instead of depicting soldiers or battlefields, Dal represents war itself as a decaying, severed head suspended in a desolate landscape, with every eye and the mouth containing skulls that, in turn, contain more skulls in an endless cycle. This disturbing