En ces temps noirs de jactance et d'incroyance, Notre-Dame de la Fin des Terresvigilante 1927

"En ces temps noirs de jactance et d'incroyance, Notre-Dame de la Fin des Terresvigilante," created in 1927 by Georges Rouault, is a powerful and somber depiction of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child. The expressive lines and dark tones characteristic of Rouault's work are evident in this lithograph. This work is a poignant commentary on the artist's religious faith and the state of the world in the aftermath of World War I. The title, translated as "In these dark times of boastfulness and unbelief, Our Lady of the End of the Earth Vigilant," reflects Rouault's concerns about the loss of faith and morality.