Field dressing station, Somme

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Accession Number ART02894
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 40.1 x 50 cm; unframed: 30.4 x 40.4 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on artist board
Maker Leist, Fred
Place made Belgium, France
Date made c 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Painting depicts a Field Dressing Station on the Somme featuring a bell tent. A man in shirtsleeves washes hands in an enamel bowl supported on stand. A towel hangs from a nearby tree.