The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A woman stands, gripping her fists, while she looks up at the sky. Behind her other women, who are nursing children, sit on the ground and look at the sky. The caption reads: 'And to think that there are still Neutrals'. Coutin 1987 (69D). This work was pulished in 'Le Figaro', 15 March 1916, p. 3 (69A). There is a drawing of this subject in a private collection (69B). It was included in 'De la Marne au Rhine' I, p. 67 (69E).
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
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 woman tills a field. She is accompanied by a child, who guides a horse. There is a soldier's grave in the foreground (on the right of the image). Coutin 1987 (59D). This work was published in 'Le Fi
Two barefooted children stand on a beach. The boy holds his shoes in his hand an looks at the girl who is holding sheafs of wheat in her hand. Many cargoes were lost through German torpedo attacks, an
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
Innumerable graves mark those of German soldiers killed at Verdun. The Crown Prince stands and places his hand on the shoulder of Bethmann-Hollweg who kneels in prayer, and consoles him with the remar
