PR.1921.23.ad_01
Type
drawing; watercolour
Title
Bridge No 4 Yser Canal
Maker of the object
Farrell, Frederick Arthur (1882 - 1935, Scottish)
Materials
pencil, watercolour, paper
Description
Horses, carts and motorized vehicles use an earthen causeway to cross the Yser Canal, closed to shipping since the German advance in Belgium, late 1914. In the centre is a stranded boat, pierced by shell holes. The landscape is bleak and the sky heavy with snow.
Measurements
unframed: 128 mm x 206 mm
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