Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Warlencourt |
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Accession Number | ART02261 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 41.8 x 50.8 cm; image: 38.8 x 49 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | charcoal and pencil on paper |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Warlencourt |
Date made | c 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The Butte of Warlencourt
Description
Depicts a war damaged landscape in Belgium, with the Butte of Warlencourt in the background topped by two crosses. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to France in December 1916, remaining there until May 1917, making records of the Australian involvement in the war. He was formally appointed as an official war artist, attached to the AIF, in May 1917, working in France and London throughout the war. His commission was terminated in March 1920.