Illustrated by Louis Icart, this 1915 La Baïonnette cartoon punctures the superstition and bravado that often accompany war. A uniformed officer tumbles helplessly through the air, clutching his “lucky charm” as weapons, symbols, and personal effects scatter above the battlefield below. The joke is blunt and unsparing: talismans, rituals, and authority offer no protection once violence takes over.
Like much of La Baïonnette’s wartime satire, the image refuses heroic consolation, exposing how easily faith in symbols collapses under real conditions of war.
Metal spiral binding | Interior document pocket | Ruled | 6x8 in.
Illustrated by Louis Icart, this 1915 La Baïonnette cartoon punctures the superstition and bravado that often accompany war. A uniformed officer tumbles helplessly through the air, clutching his “lucky charm” as weapons, symbols, and personal effects scatter above the battlefield below. The joke is blunt and unsparing: talismans, rituals, and authority offer no protection once violence takes over.
Like much of La Baïonnette’s wartime satire, the image refuses heroic consolation, exposing how easily faith in symbols collapses under real conditions of war.
Metal spiral binding | Interior document pocket | Ruled | 6x8 in.
