Soldiers in a Devastated Landscape [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1918

The image shows a pencil drawing split into two parts. The upper portion includes sparse, barren trees drawn with angular strokes, arranged on a slight rise suggesting a rural landscape. The lower part depicts figures riding in a horse-drawn wagon towards a village in the distance. The figures and wagon are outlined roughly, with sparse details. In the background, there are indistinct buildings and structures, creating a monochromatic composition using varying intensities of gray pencil.
Artist
John Singer Sargent
Date
1918
Type
Drawing
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
25.4 × 36.2 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a pencil drawing split into two parts. The upper portion includes sparse, barren trees drawn with angular strokes, arranged on a slight rise suggesting a rural landscape. The lower part depicts figures riding in a horse-drawn wagon towards a village in the distance. The figures and wagon are outlined roughly, with sparse details. In the background, there are indistinct buildings and structures, creating a monochromatic composition using varying intensities of gray pencil.

John Singer Sargent