The Gallic cockerel is a long-standing French emblem, and here it appears on a recruitment poster. Danilo designed it around 1914, as France mobilised for what became the Great War, and the French Republic's header carries the Ministry of War's recruitment call. Below the cockerel, military silhouettes with artillery move along the base.
On the poster
A Gallic cockerel stands against a golden dawn, its plumage iridescent green and bronze, drawn in bold lithographic strokes. The palette is warm orange and yellow. Military silhouettes with artillery cross the bottom of the sheet.
About this print
A digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.



