G. Cervelli, Fighting Babies 'La Discorde' Cartoon, 1910s, Watercolour

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An original 1910s watercolour painting, G. Cervelli, Fighting Babies 'La discorde' Cartoon.A beautiful comic drawing in red ink, watercolour wash … Read more An original 1910s watercolour painting, G. Cervelli, Fighting Babies 'La discorde' Cartoon.A beautiful comic drawing in red ink, watercolour wash and white bodycolour by French cartoonist and artist G. Cervelli (fl.1910–1920). One naked baby squarely lands a punch in the face of another; in this vision of angelic-putti-turned-bad, which Cervelli titles 'La discorde', the artist uses the unfiltered innocence of children to expose something essential about human nature—and our appetite for conflict and aggression. Like the greatest arch satirists, through humour and high art he is able to hold a mirror up to ourselves.There are additional watercolour sketches on the verso.All artworks come with a Certificate of Authenticity and—if it is a collection artwork—its accompanying collection text or artist biography. Signed: No. Inscribed: The picture is accompanied by an inscription on a separate fragment of paper. Height: 12.3cm (4.8″) Width: 15.3cm (6″) Condition: There is small patch of repair to the paper towards the upper right corner. Three edges of the paper are deckle edges. Please see photos for detail. There are historic adhesive marks and/or paper remnants to the corners on the verso, from previous mounting. Presented: Unframed. See less