The artwork entitled “The Good Soldier Švejk,” created by the artist John Heartfield in 1936, is associated with the Dada art movement and falls within the design genre.
The artwork features a black-and-white photograph of a town square with various people gathered, observing an event. In the foreground, a cartoon-like illustration depicts two characters: one in a wheelchair with a rifle and another pushing the wheelchair. The characters are juxtaposed against the realistic background, highlighting the absurdity and satirical nature typical of Dadaism. The building in the background showcases ornate architectural details, and various flags are draped across the scene, adding splashes of vivid color to the predominantly monochrome palette. The text at the bottom, in Czech, identifies the original book title and author, Jaroslav Hašek’s “Dobrý voják Švejk.”
