The chemist
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Oeuvre de la Somme dévastée [Work on the devastated Somme] Accession Number: ARTV04867
Description
A widow and her children and an old man enter the interior of a rustic wooden building, their faces are grim. There is a farmer sowing crops to the far right and in the upper centre is an avenue of trees cut down and leading to several ancient buildings which have been destroyed by war.
Details
Accession Number
ARTV04867
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
[PARIS : S.N., N.D.] (PARIS : IMPRIMERIE DES ORPHELINS - APPRENTIS D'AUTEXIL)
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1914-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright
Conflicts
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Events
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