Field gun covering the Sasso Rosso
1917
About this artwork
A landscape study depicting the jagged, mountainous terrain of the Sasso Rosso in the Dolomites, rendered in a muted palette of dark earth tones and pale sky. The work was likely produced during Sartorio's service as a war artist on the Italian front during World War I.
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Giulio Aristide Sartorio served as a volunteer in the Italian army during World War I, where he documented the harsh realities of mountain warfare in the Dolomites. His artistic mission was to capture the scale of the conflict against the backdrop of the formidable Alpine environment, often producing works directly from the front lines despite the extreme conditions.
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Field gun covering the Sasso Rosso
Giulio Aristide Sartorio, 1917
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