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Poppies and wildflowers growing on the Somme. This landscape painting shows what would have been the Somme battlefields now overgrown with poppies and wildflowers. The vibrant colours jar with the knowledge of the devastation caused by the battle of the Somme.
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Wolverhampton
Title
Hawthorn Ridge, the Somme
Date
1998
Medium
acrylic
Measurements
H 98.2 x W 76 cm
Accession number
OP945
Acquisition method
gift
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
The frame has the title inscribed on it: Hawthorn Ridge The Somme. 1st July.
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 1DU England
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