Description
Depicts an image of St Souplet, near the Somme on the Western Front during the First World War. George Bell (1878-1966) studied at the National Gallery of Victoria School, Melbourne from 1896 until 1901 and during the First World War he worked at a boy's preparatory school and in munitions. In 1918 he was appointed official war artist attached to the 4th Division, AIF, working in France from October 1918 to April 1919 and returning there again in July 1919. His commission was terminated in December 1919 and he returned to Melbourne in 1920.
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Accession Number
ART00121
Physical Description
Medium: oil on wood panel
Measurement
unframed: 15.8 cm x 24 cm
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1921
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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