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Wrestlers

Hughie O'Donoghue, 2002

This triptych depicts the Roman sculpture 'Wrestlers' discovered in Italy in the 16th century on a slab. Above the slab is an image of a soldier trying to unearth a howitzer from the mud in Italy during the Second World War from the photographic archive of the Imperial War Museum, London. O'Donoghue states that 'the wrestlers represent the struggling armies in Italy' and the digging soldier 'is an image of the futility of war'.

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Title of artwork, date

Wrestlers, 2002

Date supported

2004

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

240 x 522 cm

Grant

25000

Total cost

49000

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