| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART19588 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 722 mm x 565 mm x 40 mm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | tempera and oil on felt paper |
| Maker |
Chapman, Evelyn |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work |
Ruined church at Villers-Bretonneux
Description
Bomb-damaged church at Villers-Bretonneux, France. In 1918, only a few weeks after the end of the First World War, Chapman travelled to the battlefields of France with her father, who was attached to the New Zealand War Graves Commission. She was one of the first Australian female artist to have the opportunity to depict the devastation of the battlefields of the western front.