Cannon Trailers, France
1918 Imperial War Museum
About this artwork
This graphite drawing depicts military cannon trailers during the First World War in France. It was created while Sargent served as an official war artist for the British government.
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In 1918, John Singer Sargent was commissioned by the British government to visit the Western Front as an official war artist. He famously found the reality of trench warfare challenging to capture, eventually focusing his efforts on the logistical machinery and the humanity of soldiers rather than direct combat, resulting in poignant pieces like this study of artillery transport.
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Cannon Trailers, France
John Singer Sargent, 1918
