Military Battle Zone

Paintings from the front

  • Crater fields in No man’s land by Otto Dix

    This painting or sketch was drawn by a WW1 German veteran, Otto Dix, as part of his 1924 monumental portfolio “Der Krieg,” showing a vast, barren field pockmarked with artillery shell craters that evokes the vibe of a hellish lunar… Continue reading

  • WW1 calvary charge at Mons

    This painting depicts the charge of the British 9th Lancers at the battle of Mons, 24th August 1914 during the First World War. The Battle of Mons, Belgium, was the first engagement between the British BEF (British Expeditionary Force) and… Continue reading

  • A 2000 yard stare: Peleliu 1944

    This painting is drawn by an American LIFE magazine artist, Thomas Lea, depicting a US Marine suffering from shell shock in the hellish battleground of Peleliu. Thomas is a war correspondent who accompanied and documented Allied troops in North Africa,… Continue reading

  • Sinking of HMS Hood by J.C Schmitz Westerholdt 24th May 1941

    Here is a painting by J.C. Schmitz Westerholdt depicting the sinking of HMS Hood (in the background) beside HMS Prince of Wales (Foreground) during the Battle of Denmark Strait, 24th May 1941. Operation Rheniubung (Rhine Exercise) was a planned sortie… Continue reading