El derrotista (The Defeatist)
1936, published 1937
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lithograph
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.7610
Art Historical Context
**El Derrotista (The Defeatist)**, a striking lithograph by Spanish artist Ramón Puyol created in 1936 and the following year, captures the turbulent spirit of the Spanish Civil War. Produced amid the conflict's early months—when General Franco's Nationalist forces rebelled against the Republican government—this work belongs to a portfolio of graphic art housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald CollectionDepartment CG-W). Puyol, known for his bold political imagery, used the medium of lithography to craft posters that could be mass-produced and widely distributed, rallying public sent...