C. R. W. Nevinson, Machine-gun 1915 - Tate Gallery, London
A near complete departure from yesterday's piece, Christopher Nevinson was one of the official war artists for Britain - and there may actually be more pieces I put up from him in the next few weeks.
Unlike yesterday's cavalry charge, this work is completely static, you cannot even be sure whether the machine gun is being fired or is at rest. However, like yesterday's piece I love the angles and lines Nevinson has put in here, though they do not denote movement or dynamism in this case. The faces and helmets especially are absolutely fantastic.
With the sky looking so unnaturally grey blue, added to the fact that the barbed wire splits it up so nicely, with the angles and colours of the troops and the trench, this could fairly easily be made into a stain glass window.
Such a dark piece - love it :D
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