Near Langemark - February 1918
Bei Langemark - Februar 1918
Year: 1924
Description: After four years of war, the landscape near Langemarck is nothing but a wasteland stripped of life and littered with human remains.
Provenance: Der Krieg; #7
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis
Relay Station - Autumn Battle in Champagne
Relaisposten - Herbstschlacht in der Champagne
Year: 1924
Description: The station is more like a rodent's burrow but its occupant manages comfort as he sprawls on the ground and indulges his pipe.
Provenance: Der Krieg; #8
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis
Collapsed trenches
Zerfallender Kampfgraben
Year: 1924
Description: For all its discomfort, the trench was was home. Here the enemy managed to destroy a section of home and the scene is depicted almost as Armageddon. Two pieces of tattered cloth hover above the soldier. One resembles the Reaper, the other a vulture. Each awaits the soldiers fate which is most certainly death.
Provenance: Der Krieg; #9
National Gallery of Austrailia
Canberra
Wounded man fleeing - Battle of the Somme 1916
Fliehender Verwundeter - Sommeschlacht 1916
Year: 1924
Description: The Somme was a horrific affair. The British opened with an artillery salvo that lasted for days. This fleeing soldier is depicted with what appear as relatively minor physical injuries. The nightmare of the assault will probably haunt him much longer...
Provenance: Der Krieg; #10
National Gallery of Austrailia
Canberra
Abandoned position near Neuville
Verlassene Stellung bei Neuville
Year: 1924
Description: This scene is reminiscent of the imagery in plate number 9. In place of foreboding images of death we see rays of hope. A smattering of leaves appear on the tree in the foreground.
Provenance: Der Krieg; #11
National Gallery of Austrailia
Canberra
Stormtroops advancing under a gas attack
Sturmtruppe geht unter Gas vor
Year: 1924
Description: The scene is other worldly as gas clouds the atmosphere. Their features are obscured by masks and their fingers are curled like claws. These are men who will kill by any means. But are they men?
Provenance: Der Krieg; #12
National Gallery of Austrailia
Canberra
Mealtime in the Trenches
Mahlzeit in der Sappe
Year: 1924
Description: A trench soldier quickly gulps a meal in the company of a human skeleton trapped in the frozen landscape beside him.
Provenance: Der Krieg; #13
National Gallery of Austrailia
Canberra
Ruhende Kompanie
Company resting
Year: 1924
Description: The company takes a brief break enroute to a forward position. The distant sound of guns reminds some of the horrors they are not yet ready to bear.
Provenance: Der Krieg; #14
National Gallery of Austrailia
Canberra
Abandoned position near Vis-en-Artois
Verlassene Stellung bei Vis-en-Artois
Year: 1924
Description: Here Dix exploits the rich textures and delicate lines of human destruction and debris to create a captivating image.
Provenance: Der Krieg; #15
National Gallery of Austrailia
Canberra
Corpse in barbed wire - Flanders
Leiche im Drahtverhau - Flandern
Year: 1924
Description: Here we see a fine use of aquatint to capture the rich textures of a horrible scene. With this technique, the plate is coated with resin and given an acid bath. The acid erodes areas not coated with material and leaves behind a porous finish.
Provenance: Der Krieg; #16
National Gallery of Austrailia
Canberra