Υδατογραφία Βούλγαρων στρατιωτών, αιχμάλωτων του ελληνικού στρατού στην Κρέσνα

Executed in watercolor, the piece relies on a limited palette of browns, tans, and muted blues. George employs chiaroscuro, juxtaposing light and shadow to model the figures and convey a sense of three‑dimensionality within the stark terrain.

The scene references the Balkan Wars of the early 1910s, when Greek and Bulgarian armies clashed over territories such as the town of Kresna. The capture of Bulgarian troops by Greek forces reflects the shifting front lines and the human cost of these regional struggles.

Since its creation in 1913, the watercolor has remained in the custody of the Museum of Ethnography, where it is displayed as part of the institution’s holdings on early twentieth‑century military and ethnographic subjects.