Welcome Wood near Vaux-Somme Accession Number: ART03594

Description

Depicts a barren landscape at Welcome Wood, near Vaux-Somme, in France during the First World War. Vaux is near Suzanne in the Corbie Albert Area on the Somme.

Details

Accession Number
ART03594
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
framed: 67 x 77 cm
unframed: 50.6 x 61 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
c 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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