Mussolini and Hitler

Mussolini and Hitler   is original black China ink and pastel drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter  Adolf Reinhold Hallman  around 1938 ca.

On the rear the ink stamp  "Made in Italy by Adolf Hallman, 54 Via Margutta Roma".

The state of preservation is good.

This artwork represents Mussolini and Hitler which  created them through confident and deft strokes in black ink, the artist's effort in applying character's features through their expression made it a unique and engaging.  Adolf Hallman  (1893 – 1968) was a Swedish illustrator who sensibly contributed to Swedish, Danish and Norwegian newspapers and magazines, including Tidens Tegn, Dagbladet, Exlex and Politiken. Among his books is På Boulevard Europa. He illustrated editions of Charles Baudelaire's  Fleurs du Mal and Guy de Maupassant's Boule de Suif.