German Outpost, Montfaucon
German Outpost, Montfaucon
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- Description
- Charcoal sketch on light green paper. The sketch shows a German outpost at Montfaucon, France during World War I. The outpost consists of a large trench with walls reinforced by wooden posts. The upper left corner of an entryway, perhaps to an underground shelter, is just visible in the trench. Glued to the card underneath the sketch is a label that reads "GERMAN OUTPOST, MONFAUCON/Looking toward Hill 204/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2990."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Montfaucon-d'Argonne
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 1/4 in x 22 in; 36.195 cm x 55.88 cm
- sketch: 10 1/2 in x 13 3/8 in; 26.67 cm x 33.9725 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25832
- catalog number
- 25832
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- World War I
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Military
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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