20. The Serbs Lie by the Road, Forests Growing from Their Heads, 1985

The composition is horizontal. It features six human heads without torsos, depicted expressively and suggestively through both painting and drawing. The heads emerge from the bottom of the frame, some boldly cut off by the lower edge, and extend to about the middle of the horizontal composition The upper half...

  • The composition is horizontal. It features six human heads without torsos, depicted expressively and suggestively through both painting and drawing.
  • The heads emerge from the bottom of the frame, some boldly cut off by the lower edge, and extend to about the middle of the horizontal composition
  • The upper half is dominated by a falcon, menacingly spreading its wings over the heads of the victims
  • The painting’s title, written by the artist in the lower right corner, is evocative and reflects the historical suffering of the Serbian people

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