This painting, by Paul Nash, represents the devastations of the war. The broken trees and absence of all houses and life represent the havoc that broke out. This is a very important painting because it was made by a soldier who was lucky enough to be sent home because of a sprained ankle from falling in a ditch. This is his depiction of what he saw. It's not all bad though. The sun in the background gives a feeling of hope for renewal and restoration from the devastating state that the land is in at the moment.
This watercolor, by Otto Nix, represents the cruelties of war. New technologies, like poisin gasses, led to a huge death toll. Nix is trying to show his view of soldiers, as monsters. Their monstrous nature of these sodliers can be seen the the inhuman appearances of the soldiers in battle because of the gas masks. Even their hands look as if they are claws. The soldier on the right shows their need for power with his raised arm. All of these soldiers rushing toward their death shows how Dix thinks war is vain and stupid.
This piece of art, by John Singer Sargent, is one of most disturbing pieces of art I came across. This is showing a column of soldiers stumbling across the battlefield blinded from gas, but on the other side of the canvas is men playing football. This shows the horror that was happening along with the normality of life during this time. Hanging in the Imperial War Museum, this painting is a sad yet true depicion. One can not help but have sympathy for those who are scarred from this war.
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