Ruins of Varennes
Ruins of Varennes
- 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
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Varennes-en-Argonne
- France: Aire
- 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
- ID Number
- AF.25860
- catalog number
- 25860
- 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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