The Ship Wreck May (God) Have Mercy

1920s

John Held Jr.

Associated Names
John Held Jr.

Artist, American, 1889 - 1958

The image shows a shipwreck in a stormy sea, with dark clouds and lightning in the sky. The distressed ship is listing among the large waves, in stark black-and-white contrast. The waves and sky are stylized with bold, graphic linear patterns. Text below reads "The Shipwreck, May God Have Mercy."
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Signed: In plate LR: John Held, Jr.

Wikidata ID

Q76457591

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