Ruins of Varennes
Object Details
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash on white board. The ruined village of Varennes, France is visible on the far side of a canal bordered by a wall. The buildings are shell-torn and debris spills out in to the road running beside the river.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25860
- catalog number
- 25860
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 15 5/8 in x 21 in; 39.6875 cm x 53.34 cm
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Varennes-en-Argonne
- France: Aire
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Military
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445357
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7c36-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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