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La Bataille des Flandres; Un projectile a eclate dans la boue sans blesser personne, 1914. Creator: Arthur C Michael
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La Bataille des Flandres; Un projectile a eclate dans la boue sans blesser personne, 1914. Creator: Arthur C Michael
La Bataille des Flandres; Un projectile a eclate dans la boue sans blesser personne, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]
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La Bataille des Flandres; Un projectile a eclate dans la boue sans blesser personne
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(A projectile exploded in the mud without wounding anyone in The Battle of Flanders), 1914, is a poignant and evocative lithograph by the British artist Arthur C. Michael. This image is taken from "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" published by L'Illustration, Paris, in 1926. The First World War (1914-1918) was a brutal and devastating conflict that saw the deployment of vast armies and the use of new and deadly weapons. The Battle of Flanders, also known as the Race to the Sea, was a series of battles fought between the Allied forces of Britain and France and the German Army along the coast of the North Sea. In this image, we see a group of soldiers huddled in a trench, their faces etched with the weariness and anxiety of men under constant fire. The ground around them is churned up and muddy, the remnants of a recent artillery barrage. In the foreground, a soldier stands, his gaze fixed on a spot in the distance. A cloud of smoke rises from the ground, and in the center of it, a projectile has exploded, sending up a plume of mud and water. Despite the danger and chaos surrounding them, the soldiers in this image have been spared injury. The title of the print, "Un projectile a eclate dans la boue sans blesser personne," underscores the fragility of life on the battlefield and the unexpected twists of fate that could save or end a man's life in an instant. The image is a powerful metaphor for the unpredictability and randomness of war, and a poignant reminder of the human cost of conflict. Arthur C. Michael's "La Bataille des Flandres; Un projectile a eclate dans la boue sans blesser personne" is a haunting and evocative depiction of the First World War and the experiences of the soldiers who fought in it. It is a poignant reminder of the human cost of war and the fragility of life in the face of the chaos and destruction of battle.
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