| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART02914 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 41.4 x 46 cm; unframed: 18.6 x 23.9 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on artist board |
| Maker |
Leist, Fred |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Dickebusch |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Dickebusch Church
Description
Depicts the ruins of a church at Dickebusch in Belgium. The figure of a man, possibly a soldier, can be seen walking past in front of the damaged building. Fred Leist was appointed an official war artist in September 1917, attached to the 5th Division AIF and worked twice in France between September to December 1917 and from June to August 1918.