| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART19590 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Framed: 46.5 cm x 54.9 cm x 3.5 cm; Unframed: 30.3 cm x 38.8 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | tempera and oil on felt paper on cardboard |
| 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 |
Bunker entrance
Description
Entrance to a bunker on the Somme in France, the red colour suggesting vegetation re-growth. 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 artists to have the opportunity to depict the devastation of the battlefields of the western front.