The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts a view of Mont St Quentin, on the Somme, France with trenches and war ravaged landscape. The son of artist Frederick McCubbin, Louis McCubbin was born in Melbourne in 1890, and studied at the National Gallery School from 1906 until 1911. In 1916, he enlisted with the 14th Battalion of the AIF and served in France from November 1917 with the 10th Field Ambulance. McCubbin undertook a camouflage course in 1918 and became one of five soldiers already serving with the AIF to be appointed an official war artist affiliated with the Australian War Records Section. McCubbin worked as Officer-in-Charge of Camouflage for the 3rd Division AIF. His appointment ceased in 1920. The same year, he returned to Australia and was employed, until 1930, by the Australian War Memorial to paint the backgrounds to the dioramas. He also produced numerous watercolour preparatory sketches and two series of paintings to complement the dioramas. McCubbin was re-employed by the Memorial from 1935-1936 to undertake commissions for large paintings. These include Peronne, Heavy artillery advancing through the town, 1918 (ART03043) and Sailly-le-Sec, 1918 (ART03122), both depicting war damage on the Western Front.
Watercolour sketch of Crucifix corner at Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, France, with the landscape devastated due to war damage. The son of artist Frederick McCubbin, Louis McCubbin was born in Melbourne
Depicts an image of the war damaged landscape of Broodseinde and Zonnebeke, on the Western Front, France and Belgium. The son of artist Frederick McCubbin, Louis McCubbin was born in Melbourne in 1890
Watercolour sketch depicting a view of Peronne, Western Front, France. The son of artist Frederick McCubbin, Louis McCubbin was born in Melbourne in 1890, and studied at the National Gallery School fr
Depicts a butte or hill at Polygon Wood, Menin Road Area, Western Front, France with war damaged trees and landscape. The son of artist Frederick McCubbin, Louis McCubbin was born in Melbourne in 1890
This diptych depcits the landscape of Mont St Quentin, France, with discarded remnants and trenches remaining from the First World War. Louis McCubbin (1890-1952) was an Official War Artist working as
Watercolour sketch depicting the road through Mont St Quentin with a procession of military vehicles traveling it. This work was used as a reference for the First World War dioramas on display in the
