Camouflaged Field in France
1918 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This watercolor depicts a landscape in France during World War I featuring camouflaged netting over an agricultural field. It is a work created during Sargent's commission as an official British war artist.
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John Singer Sargent was commissioned by the British Ministry of Information to document the war effort in 1918. Rather than focusing on combat, he chose to depict the unconventional and eerie sight of military camouflage hidden within the picturesque French countryside, highlighting the jarring intersection of pastoral life and modern warfare.
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Camouflaged Field in France
John Singer Sargent, 1918
