The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A German soldier pulls a blanket out of the arms of an old woman. Another soldier looks on, and a girl runs away from a burning village. The Germans burnt and destroyed villages which they left behind. Coutin 1986 (21, 22); Coutin 1987 (121D) This was was not published. There is a drawing of this subject, but with a different composition, in Musee de deux Guerres Mondiales (121C). It was included in 'De la Marne au Rhin II, p. 17 (121E).
In the ruins of a village, a young boy explains to two soldiers: 'There was a grenade in her doll'. The girl lies dead, with her face on the ground. Coutin 1986 (25); Coutin 1987 (124D) This work was
A boat has been torpedoed, and some of the bodies float in the sea. A German sailor looks out from his submarine and with his hands to his mouth cries: 'Good night! neutrals'. Neutrals refers to the m
In a village cemetery two women and a young boy pray in front of a grave (possibly that of their son and husband). They comment 'J'ai bien cru que je ne les reverrais jamais (I did not believe that th
The dead bodies of women and children lie on a beach, the victims of a German torpedo attack. Coutin 1987 (44D). This work was published in 'L'Opinion', 25 September 1915, pp. 232-233 (44A). There is
In a ruined village that has been regained by the French, women and children are both joyous at being back home and greif-stricken at the destsruction of their houses. Soldiers and buildings can be se
In a bomb-devastated village, a little girl views a column of German prisoners marching past, and asks her mother: 'Tell me, mummy!...Are they the ones who killed daddy?' Coutin 1987 (66D). This work
