What We Are Fighting For
1943
not on displayOskar Kokoschka1886 Pöchlarn – 1980 Montreux
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The painting is the largest and most complex political allegory Kokoschka painted in London during World War II. Painted in the spring of 1943 for the Artists' International Association exhibition 'For Liberty' in London, it denounces all war and the social conditions that lead to it. In front, Voltaire's bust ironically labeled 'Candide'; above, Ghandi, the apostle of peace. 'P. J.' on the crucified means: Perish Judea.
Also known as
Wofür wir kämpfen
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
image: 116.5 x 152 cm
Inventory number
1947/0017
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by Wilhelm Wartmann, Director of the Kunsthaus Zürich from 1908-1950, 1950