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Accession Number | ART02302 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 44 x 57.2 cm (irreg.); image: 42.4 x 57 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | crayon, pencil and charcoal on paper |
Place made | France, Western Front |
Date made | 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Bathing in a shell-hole
Description
Depicts two men bathing naked in a shell hole filled with water near Murder Valley on the Western Front, while another three men stand and dress or are seated on the edge of the shell hole. 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.