Studies for "Gassed"
between 1918 and 1919 Imperial War Museum
About this artwork
A graphite study on paper featuring multiple sketches of soldiers' heads blindfolded, serving as preparatory work for the large-scale oil painting "Gassed". The drawings focus on the expressions and bandaged eyes of soldiers affected by mustard gas during World War I.
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These sketches were created by Sargent while he was an official war artist, capturing the aftermath of a mustard gas attack he witnessed in 1918. The final painting, "Gassed," is famous for its long, cinematic composition of blinded soldiers walking in a line, which has become one of the most iconic and haunting images of the Great War.
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Studies for "Gassed"
John Singer Sargent, between 1918 and 1919
