Fortunino Matania

1881 - 1963

'Goodbye Old Man'

'Goodbye Old Man'

This is one of Matania's most famous war-time illustrations. It was published in countless magazines worldwide during the war and afterwards. A bit melodramatic for present day tastes perhaps, such scenes must nevertheless have been experienced by soldiers countless times during the war, which perhaps goes a long way towards explaining the illustration's popularity.

left : This is an engraved version of the above Matania illustration.

Taken from the Belgian serial history publication 'la Grande Guerre'

 

right : a French version, slightly altered but recognizable nonetheless

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