Date: 1915
Size:
Condition A+, newly linenbacked.
Artist: A. Willette
Description: A French soldier returning on leave hugs his wife who has risen from her sowing machine so quickly that the chair tipped over. "Alone at last" the caption reads. Journee du Poilu translates roughly into "Day of the Soldier", Poilu, meaning "Hairy" was the nickname for the French infantryman since trench fighting did not allow for much personal hygeine, and beards tended to grow longer. Great timeless image while a country was locked in a struggle whose outcome was in no way certain in 1915.
Size:
Condition A+, newly linenbacked.
Artist: A. Willette
Description: A French soldier returning on leave hugs his wife who has risen from her sowing machine so quickly that the chair tipped over. "Alone at last" the caption reads. Journee du Poilu translates roughly into "Day of the Soldier", Poilu, meaning "Hairy" was the nickname for the French infantryman since trench fighting did not allow for much personal hygeine, and beards tended to grow longer. Great timeless image while a country was locked in a struggle whose outcome was in no way certain in 1915.