The Pestilence

The painting ‘The Pestilence’ is an artwork by ‘Hugh Henry Breckenridge’ in 1918.

It is an oil paint on canvas and belongs to ‘Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and Gift of the Artist.'

The painting is an accurate depiction of the American art in World War I. The multifaceted impact of art on culture is spread by many artists and that represented efforts of soldiers in the battlefield and with the help of camouflage, posters, and enlistment. This painting is one of these portrays that helped describing wartime situation with the help of colors.

The real objects in the paintings are an environment and some people and a war scene where people are involved in a battle. The picture more resembles the abstract.

The overall effect of work is gloomy, highlighting the war aspects. The sad impact of painting is compelling thinkers to evaluate the tragic situations of war and its associated impact on the environment, people lives and the overall surrounding.

The elements of artwork are based on the line, shape, light, value, and texture.

With the involvement of space, motion and time, the efforts are based on the depiction of some expression that can truly reflect what artist is thinking and what is his mood.

The painting is containing some elements of description to enhance the artwork. The light aspect and colors used in the art are of dim nature that represents the lighter mood of an artist.

There is integrity found in the painting reflecting the right proportions in its place and forms. This type of artwork is representative of tribal art and heritage regarding shapes of people, their way and breathing space in between the objects. It is all about the deliberative repetition by an artist in an articulating manner.

The variation, style, and use of space are utilized appealingly to fascinate the viewers and to depict the feelings and thoughts. It is also conveying a particular look of work that makes it distinguished.