The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This painting, executed in Scott's studio at St John's Wood, London in 1919, refers to the death of Major Percy Black during the attack by the 16th Australian Battalion which Black led at Bullecourt on 11 April 1917. A second version of this painting was de-accessioned in 1988 and presented to the village of Bullecourt, where the people of the village and nearby Hendecourt have commemorated the Australian soldiers since 1917 with a series of Anzac Day ceremonies.
Major Percy Black had established a reputation for great courage. On 11 April 1917 at Bullecourt, Black led his men through gaps in the dense entanglements under heavy fire, capturing the first trench
This large painting was completed in Scott's studio at St John's Wood, London in 1919 refers to a battle on the Somme in 1918. In the foreground a runner is depicted in muddy terain with soldiers behi
The death march from Janowska along a single road that led to the "The Sands'. The prisoners are herded together by SS guards and walk with their heads bowed toward the ravine where they will be execu
No. 3 from a portfolio of 7 etchings, titled 'The dance of Death', features Death as a tangible image hovering ominously over the battlefield. The concept of dance of Death imagery began as a medieva
No. 4 from a portfolio of 7 etchings, titled 'The dance of Death', features Death as a tangible image hovering ominously over the battlefield. The concept of dance of Death imagery began as a medieva
No. 6 from a portfolio of 7 etchings, titled 'The dance of Death', features Death as a tangible image hovering ominously over the battlefield. The concept of dance of Death imagery began as a medieval
