The Destruction of the Irminsul by Charlamagne

The Destruction of the Irminsul by Charlamagne

Artist
LT Playfair (Brutalist Figuration)
Size
70.00" H x 52.13" W
Date
2019
Medium
Digital
Description
An unfinished 2019 drawing based on an image of Charlemagne’s destruction of the Irminsul. What stayed with me was the tree. The Saxons considered it sacred, and I saw something almost human in it—an old face. It became the black, face-like figure at the centre of the drawing. I never finished the work. The horse, rider and cross remain partly formed among the red, black and green marks.
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