| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres |
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| Accession Number | ART02332 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 26.6 x 43.6 cm; image: 26.4 x 43.6 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | crayon and charcoal on paper |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme |
| Date made | August 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The end of the Somme Offensive
Description
Depicts a roadway filed with the heavy guns going out of action along the Pozieres Road, in France, after the end of the Somme offensive. In the foreground is a war damaged landscape, with areas of duckboards. 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.