| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART03069 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 27.8 x 35.6 cm (irreg.); image: 27.8 x 35.6 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour, pencil on paper on strawboard |
| Maker |
McCubbin, Louis Frederick |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Corbie, France: Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Corbie |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Church, Corbie
Description
Watercolour sketch depicting the war damaged ruins of the church at Corbie on the Western Front with fallen trees in the left foreground and the church in the right of the image. McCubbin was in Corbie in August 1918. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in France from November 1917 with the 10th Field Ambulance. He undertook a camouflage course and was appointed as an Official War Artist working as Officer in Charge of Camouflage for 3rd Division AIF in 1918. His appointment was terminated in 1920, in which year he returned to Australia and joined the staff of the Australian War Memorial to paint backgrounds for dioramas and to perform a variety of other duties. McCubbin remained in the position until 1930.