Rückzug von Marignano. Karton II

1897–1898, later revised

not on display
Ferdinand Hodler1853 Bern – 1918 Genf
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The first large cardboard (Staatsgalerie Stuttgart) corresponds to the competition design and shows a central ensign covering the retreat as the main motif. In the present second cardboard, executed in Geneva from February to May 1897, this is replaced by the withdrawing troops carrying the wounded, a composition that is only refined and condensed in the following.
Also known as
The Retreat from Marignano (Full-Scale Design II)
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
image: 257 x 437.5 cm
Inventory number
1143
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by Alfred Rütschi, 1919