Place | Europe: France |
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Accession Number | AWM2017.162.12 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 28.2 x 37.2 cm; image: 17.2 x 23.2 cm |
Object type | |
Physical description | hand-coloured etching, aquatint on wove paper |
Maker |
[Sanilborn] |
Place made | France |
Date made | c.1914 - 1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
Bois De Saufier
Description
Depicts a badly war-damaged landscape, with smashed and burnt trees and birds circling overhead, in France. The foreground shows a broken wheel and what is presumably an empty trench. The lack of human presence suggests this is the remains of a battle site.
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