El Arish
Art ART02677 First World War, 1914-1918El Arish was a large village on the coastal route across the Sinai desert about forty-five miles south west of Gaza. In 1916 El Arish had been under Turkish rule for two years,and was captured by the
Mouth of the Wadi el Arish Accession Number: ART02741
Description
A sandy desert scene with an avenue of tall palm trees in the left foreground, white tents, troops, a horse and a mosque in the middle ground, and a narrow stretch of dark blue - probably the Mediterranean sea - in the distance. The Wady el Arish rises in the southern Sinai mountains and runs into the Mediterranean at the town of El Arish. It contains water briefly during the heavy rain season in the highlands, when it usually floods. Like many other Wady beds it is used as a main route during the dry periods. Lambert described this watercolour as an accurate study of palm trees, but he also conveyed the flickering heat of the sky, details of the encampment, and the activities of the soldiers.
Details
Accession Number
ART02741
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour and gouache with pencil
Measurement
Overall: 35.5 cm x 25.4 cm
Medium
watercolour and gouache with pencil on paper
Date Made
23 March 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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