The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The portal of a ruined church at Villers-Bretonneux, France stands intact, but the rest of the building lies in rubble at the entrance. In 1918, only a few weeks after the end of the First World War, Chapman travelled to the battlefields of France with her father, who was attached to the New Zealand War Graves Commission. She was one of the first Australian women artists to have the opportunity to depict the devastation of the battlefields of the Western Front.
Bomb-damaged church at Villers-Bretonneux, France. In 1918, only a few weeks after the end of the First World War, Chapman travelled to the battlefields of France with her father, who was attached to
Inside a war-damaged church at Villers-Bretonneux, France. In 1918, only a few weeks after the end of the First World War, Chapman travelled to the battlefields of France with her father, who was atta
Bomb-damaged ruins of the church at Villers-Bretonneux. In 1918, only a few weeks after the end of the First World War, Chapman travelled to the battlefields of France with her father, who was attache
Makeshift war graves in a battlefield in France. The bright red poppies flowering along the roadside symbolise re-growth. In 1918, only a few weeks after the end of the First World War, Chapman travel
Red poppies burst into flower at the entrance to a disused bunker in the Somme, France. The flowers symbolise rebirth after the long conflict of the First World War. In 1918, only a few weeks after th
Depicts bomb-damaged buildings in a small French town. A woman draws water from a well in the street and above her we see the sky through the blown-out windows. In 1918, only a few weeks after the end
