1918 Le Monument Aux Morts, Panthéon de la Guerre Vintage Art Postcard
About This Vintage Postcard
Immerse yourself in the solemn commemorative art of the Great War with this evocative view of "Le Monument aux Morts." This artwork is a detail from the monumental "Panthéon de la Guerre," a circular panorama created in Paris between 1914 and 1918. The scene features a bronze-style sculptural group representing soldiers on a massive stone pedestal, set against an atmospheric sunset sky. A solitary mourning figure in black kneels at the base, adding a poignant human scale to the memorial. This work was led by the renowned artist Pierre Carrier-Belleuse and Auguste François-Marie Gorguet to honor the Allied forces. It serves as a powerful record of French national mourning and the immense scale of artistic tribute that followed the armistice.
Details
Era: Divided Back (c. 1918–1920)
City: Paris
State or Region: Île-de-France
Country: France
Topic: Le Monument aux Morts, Panthéon de la Guerre, WWI Memorial Art, Pierre Carrier-Belleuse, French Commemoration
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: None
Address Side: divided back
Orientation: Vertical (Portrait)
Artist / Photographer: Pierre Carrier-Belleuse and Auguste François-Marie Gorguet
Publisher: Édit. Art. H. Manuel, Paris
Printer: Unknown
Print Type: Halftone Lithograph
Additional Information
The publisher imprint identifies the firm as H. Manuel, based in Paris, a studio famous for its high-quality artistic and celebrity portraiture. The copyright on the front explicitly credits the "Panthéon de la Guerre - 1918," which was the world's largest painting at the time of its completion. The manufacture date is narrowed to the years immediately following the end of World War I. The divided back format includes the standard French "Carte Postale" header with sections for "Correspondance" and "Adresse." This card remains a significant archival record of one of the most ambitious commemorative art projects of the early twentieth century.
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