| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART02414 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 33.6 x 45 cm; image: 33.6 x 45 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | crayon on paper |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Australian Trench Mortar 'possy' in Treux
Description
Depicts a badly damaged building at Treaux or Ville-sur-Ancre in April 1918. Dyson titled this work 'Street at ....Trench Mortar Posee, Treux or Ville-sur-Ancre'. 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.