PR.1921.23.ag_01
Type
drawing; watercolour
Title
Chimneys of dugouts, Ypres, Boulevard Malou
Maker of the object
Farrell, Frederick Arthur (1882 - 1935, Scottish)
Materials
pencil, ink, watercolour, wash, paper
Place
Belgium, Ypres, Boulevard Malou (place associated)
Description
Most of the buildings above ground in Ypres were destroyed during World War I. House cellars were transformed into underground dugouts for soldiers, with stoves and chimneys. Here smoke curls out of makeshift chimneys, among the sandbags on this snow-covered, broken tree-lined street.
Measurements
unframed: 206 mm x 130 mm
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