Tomahawks Thrown at a Dead Person Chained to a Tree

Max Slevogt, 1910

MEDIUMLithograph on ivory wove paper

DIMENSIONSImage: 34.4 × 24.4 cm (13 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Sheet: 47.4 × 34 cm (18 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago

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Max Slevogt

Max Slevogt, a German Impressionist, captured everything from dramatic panther leaps to the horrors of war with a vibrant, evolving palette.