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Accession Number | ART02411 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 47.8 x 40.2 cm; image: 47.8 x 40.2 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | charcoal and pencil on paper |
Place made | France |
Date made | December 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Wintery day on the Somme
Description
Depicts a soldier in uniform, wearing a great coat, standing at the entrance of a dugout, with a kerosene lamp hanging near the door, looking out onto a snowy winter landscape on the Somme in December 1916. 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.