Death of Primo Del Pol ‘Villa’. Part 1

Death of Primo Del Pol ‘Villa’. Part 1

In an otherwise deserted town, men open fire on a figure in a brown suit and hat.

Label reads “167”; signed by the author; caption reads “(1o) 15 ottobre 1944 TORVISCOSA UD. Durante un rastrellamento nazi-fascista un patriota Villa, dal Pol Primo sorpreso, tenta la fuga,ma viene fatto segno a colpi di arma da fuoco …”

Caption translates as: “(1) 15 October 1944, Torviscosa (Udine province). During a Nazi-Fascist sweeping, a patriot, Primo De Pol (also known as ‘Villa’) was caught. So, he tried to escape but the men who found him opened fire on him…”

One tempera on paper, pasted on mount board

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