The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Figaro', 5 January 1916, p. 3. There is a drawing of this subject in a private collection (59B) and three sketches associated with it (59C). It was included in 'De la Marne au Rhin' I, p. 58 (59E).
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
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
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
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
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
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
