PINCHUK, Veniamin (1908-1987). We Will Show No Mercy In Revenging The Suffering. Iskusstvo, Leningrad, 1943, 28 x 21".

An important poster, frequently mentioned by Russian art critics when discussing Patriotic War posters produced in Leningrad. Veniamin Pinchuk (1908-1987, Peoples Artist of the Soviet Union since 1969) is best remembered as a sculptor and portraitist. Had he had the desire, he clearly could have become a highly successful poster artist.

The quote at the bottom is from Stalin's speech, and reads "Show no mercy in revenging the bood and tears spilled by our wives and children, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters".

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