Studies for "Gassed"
between 1918 and 1919 Imperial War Museum
About this artwork
A collection of preliminary charcoal sketches capturing the faces, hands, and postures of soldiers blinded by mustard gas. These studies were prepared for the artist's large-scale oil painting titled Gassed.
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Commissioned by the British War Memorials Committee, John Singer Sargent visited the Western Front in 1918 to document the war effort. Witnessing a long line of soldiers blinded by mustard gas inspired the artist to create these intimate, haunting sketches, which eventually culminated in his monumental painting Gassed, a powerful commentary on the devastation of modern warfare.
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Studies for "Gassed"
John Singer Sargent, between 1918 and 1919
