Description
Depicts the war damaged and bombed railway viaduct near the French village of St Benin 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
ART00127
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas board
Measurement
unframed: 33 cm x 40.6 cm
Medium
oil on canvas board
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1921
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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