The Pool, Ypres Salient
1917
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1917
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Pool, Ypres Salient is a watercolour landscape by Paul Nash. It was created in 1917. Paul Nash was appointed Official War Artist in 1917, thanks in part to watercolours like this one. He had enlisted in the Artists' Rifles at the start of the First World War and was posted to France. To learn more about the style and influences of this work, look up the artist: Nash, Paul.