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War Paintings & Drawings

Poster
1918 (printed), 1918 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (printers)
Nash, Paul (artist)
Place of origin
London (printed)
London (issued)

This is a poster for an exhibition of Nash’s war paintings and drawings at the Leicester Galleries in London in 1918. Paul Nash (1889-1946) was originally trained as a painter. His landscapes, like this scene of First World War devastation, were frequently imbued with powerful symbolism. They subvert traditional landscape painting. Nash was an official war artist in both World Wars.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
Titles
  • War Paintings & Drawings (assigned by artist)
  • Void of War
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Lithography
Brief description
Lithograph poster by Paul Nash, featuring his work 'Void of War'. Advertising an exhibition of 'War Paintings & Drawings' by the artist held at the Leicester Galleries, London, 1918.
Physical description
Lithograph poster advertising an exhibition of 'War Paintings & Drawings' by Paul Nash held at the Leicester Galleries, London, 1918. A central black and white image shows a scene of First World War devastation, with damaged trees and duckboards stretching across a bleak muddy landscape [this is Nash's print 'Void of War']. Black print on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 757mm
  • Width: 512mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed with artist's monogram in bottom-right corner of image.
  • 'PAUL NASH / AN OFFICIAL ARTIST ON THE WESTERN FRONT' (Lettered above image.)
  • 'WAR PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS / LEICESTER GALLERIES / LEICESTER SQ. W.C.2. / 10 TILL 6. ADMISSION 1/3 INCLUDING TAX.' (Lettered below image.)
  • 'VINCENT BROOKS DAY & SON LTD. LONDON. W.C.' (Lettered bottom-right corner of sheet.)
Credit line
Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London Ltd.
Subjects depicted
War
Exhibition
Trees
Duckboard
Trenches
Damage
Rain
First World War
Summary
This is a poster for an exhibition of Nash’s war paintings and drawings at the Leicester Galleries in London in 1918. Paul Nash (1889-1946) was originally trained as a painter. His landscapes, like this scene of First World War devastation, were frequently imbued with powerful symbolism. They subvert traditional landscape painting. Nash was an official war artist in both World Wars.
Associated object
CIRC.309-1975 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic references
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
  • Postan, A. The complete graphic work of Paul Nash. London. 1973. L7.
Other number
28/A7 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2321-1918

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Record createdFebruary 25, 2003
Record URL
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