Derelict tank and shell holes Accession Number: ART00193

Description

Depicts a scene on the Western Front where this artist, Private James Somerset Butler ( service no. 2837), also known as 'Pip' spent his days as a despatch driver where he could closely observe the devastation of the landscape with derelict tanks and shell holes.

Details

Accession Number
ART00193
Artist
J Somerset Butler
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Overall: 103.4 cm x 164.5 cm
Medium
oil on hessian
Date Made
c.1914-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1920
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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