Caption

Six of Diamonds — Polish Peasants Leaving Their Villages; Tanski, Czeslaw (1862–1942), illustrator; drawing; playing card (diamonds suit); depicts peasants, carts, dogs, roadside crosses; Poland, Warsaw; 1916–1917; World War I (1914–1918).

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_018

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.2Mb (8.5Mb) / 16.7in x 12.4in / 4999 x 3721 (300dpi)

Keywords

Six Diamonds Polish Peasants Leaving Villages Tanski Czeslaw 1862–1942 illustrator drawing playing card diamonds suit depicts peasants carts dogs roadside crosses Poland Warsaw 1916–1917 World War I 1914–1918 flat sheet grid illustrated playing cards mounted pale gray background cards variety scenes drawn ink watercolor visible colors red black brown green blue yellow beige top row four vertical cards first dark smoke landscape muted browns greens black spade symbols second riders horses rendered gray tones bright red diamond shapes third showing figures boat platform gray water fourth depicting horse-drawn carriage people pastel clothing red diamond shapes bottom row marching figures gray-blue uniforms red heart symbols chaotic scene artillery explosions black club symbols horse near thatched cottage earthy browns red diamond accents fourth sky scene soft blues grays card bordered off-white margins held within rectangular mounts gray sheet.