struggle-between-good-and-evil

Czimber's most overtly symbolic war-era painting — two figures locked in a contest that could be read as armed combat or as something closer to a moral allegory, depending on how long you look at it. He leaves the ambiguity intact rather than resolving it, which is unusual for him; most of his work, even the allegorical pieces, tends to land on a clear emotional note. This one asks the viewer to sit in the tension instead.