The End of the Great War (La Fin de la Grande Guerre), in Le Mot no 13, March 6, 1915

Raoul Dufy French
 Author Jean Cocteau French
 Artist and publisher Paul Iribe French

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Optimistically declaring the end of the war, this print and poem present symbols of French victory, including the Gallic rooster defeating a menacing German eagle. Dufy contrasts French soldiers on a spiritual mission with a barbarous German army, shown executing priests and civilians and burning cathedrals. Images of Joan of Arc and General Joseph Joffre, a contemporary war hero, also represent French fortitude.

The End of the Great War (La Fin de la Grande Guerre), in Le Mot no 13, March 6, 1915, Raoul Dufy (French, Le Havre 1877–1953 Forcalquier), Lithograph

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