02 Works, The Art of War, Kenneth Forbes’ Canadian Artillery in Action, with footnotes

Kenneth Forbes (1892–1980)
Canadian Artillery in Action, c. 1918

Oil on canvas
height: 157.5 cm (62 in); width: 245.3 cm (96.5 in)
Canadian War Museum

A Canadian 6-inch howitzer supports British troops in the attack on Thiepval on 16 July 1916 during the Somme offensive. The artist captures the exhaustion of the gunners, who appear to have been firing for hours…

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