LC 9, Edition 50. Signed Ralph Fabri, S.A.E. (Society of American Etchers), titled and numbered 8/50 in pencil.

Image size 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (302 x 225 mm); sheet size 14 11/16 x 11 7/16 inches (373 x 291 mm).

A fine, clean impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 to 2 1/8 inches), in excellent condition.

Created by the artist during WWII, Fabri’s complex image depicts the ultimate destructiveness of humanity’s age-old pursuit of self-interest and materialism. Among the characters in the foreground are Marie Antoinette, King Phillip of Spain, Hitler, Caesar, Napoleon, Cleopatra, and Henry VIII.

Collections: LC Purchase, Pennell Fund.

$700.