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| Accession Number | ART02313 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 43.4 x 56.4 cm; image: 43.4 x 56.4 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | crayon on paper |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Patrolling in no-man's-land on the Somme
Description
Depicts two unidentified soldiers walking through the mist in the war damaged landscape of No-Man's-Land, the Somme in France. The soldier in the rear has his rifle over his shoulder. 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.