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Description: | C.R.W. Nevinson.
image: Looking down the Arras-Bapaume road which undulates to the horizon. Flat, featureless fields lie on either side of
the road, which is bordered in places by felled trees. To the upper right is an encampment of eight tents. Figures and vehicles can be seen
in transit on the left and right of the road. The clouded, grey sky and wet road surface indicates recent heavy rainfall.
Nevinson repainted the traffic after it was pointed out that he had originally placed it on the wrong side of the
road.
The endless road from Arras to Bapaume undulates towards the horizon. The use of strong perspective enhances the
emptiness and desolation of the scene: flat, featureless fields, broken trees and grey sky. The viewer joins the quiet passage of military
vehicles in the aftermath of a bombardment. The official censors requested that Nevinson repaint the traffic after he originally painted
the vehicles on the wrong side of the road.
Imperial War Museum purchase under terms of Nevinson's commission with the Ministry of
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Optimised | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | 01/3(4-15) Western Front 1914-1918 British Army 1914-1918 Military Personnel British Army Landscape military vehicles Western Front First World War roads | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Nevinson, C R W | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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