Life — August 11, 1921 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a dark, expressionistic etching or print signed "Louis Remmaekers" (a Belgian political cartoonist). The image depicts several grotesque figures in shadow—caricatured faces showing distress or anguish, rendered in heavy cross-hatching. The partial text at bottom reads "umanity Can Get Along Without" (likely "Humanity Can Get Along Without"), suggesting social satire about something society deems unnecessary or harmful. Without the complete caption or full publication date visible, the exact target is unclear. However, given Remmaekers' known work criticizing militarism and social vices, this likely satirizes some contemporary vice, institution, or practice the artist viewed as destructive to human society. The grotesque style emphasizes moral degeneracy of the subject matter.