Studies for Gassed
between 1918 and 1919 Imperial War Museum
About this artwork
These charcoal sketches depict soldiers in various reclining positions, serving as preparatory work for Sargent's monumental oil painting titled Gassed.
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John Singer Sargent was commissioned by the British War Memorials Committee to document the horrors of the First World War. When he visited the Western Front, he was deeply struck by the sight of soldiers blinded by mustard gas, leading him to create this poignant series of studies which eventually culminated in the massive, haunting canvas depicting a line of blinded men.
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Studies for Gassed
John Singer Sargent, between 1918 and 1919
