Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir David Low, 1891–1963, New Zealand
Title:
Pacificism Is Not Enough
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, blue chalk, white gouache and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on card
Dimensions:
Mount: 14 9/16 × 20 inches (37 × 50.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen, with black ink, upper left: "The painful fact emerges that you cannot abolish | war by merely wishing for peace. --| (BRIGHT SAYINGS OF THE WEEK.)" inscribed in white gouache, upper right: "ANY BUTCHER"; inscribed in pen, with black ink, center: "Paper Resolution | Paper Resolution"; inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower, left: "WELL-MEANING INEFFECTUALS"; inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower center: "PACIFISM IS NOT ENOUGH."; inscribed in pen, with black ink, center left: "No action No sanctions No trouble"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles and E. Jennifer Monaghan
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B1986.32.2
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2682