| Place | Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART11421 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | unframed: 49.4 x 121.8 cm (irreg.) |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
McCubbin, Louis Frederick |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines |
| Date made | 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Messines (winter)
Description
This painting depicts the site of the battle of Messines on the Western Front. It is a snowy, war-torn landscape with soldiers and bare trees in the midground, and a river in the foreground.