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| Accession Number | ART09917 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 30.4 x 39.4 cm; image: 30.1 x 39.4 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | black crayon and pencil on paper |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Near Bresle, or Buire
Description
Depicts a landscape, with the badly damaged buildings of the village of Bresle or Buire, in France. The front line of Bresle or Buire, April 1918, with the German line beyond the copse. 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.