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| Accession Number | ART09921 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 25.4 x 41.1 cm; image: 24.6 x 41.1 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | black crayon and pencil on paper |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | c 1917-18 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The Last bit of the German trench on the Somme
Description
Depicts a German trench with the remains of debris, shells and duckboards on the Somme. Dyson wrote that this scene was of 'the last bit of the German trench on the Somme, drawn immediately after the Germans were driven from it on the day of the capture of Bapaume'. 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.