The Execution

Merlyn Oliver Evans (1910 - 1973)

Imperial War Museum London

1945 - 1946

The subject is based on a gruesome sight which the artist witnessed - the body of Mussolini suspended by the feet in the town square in Milan after the dictator's execution on 28 April 1945

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 82 x 119 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1500 ( Total: £5,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1981
• Vendor: New Art Centre

Provenance

The artist's widow

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