'Returning to the Trenches'
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson
1914
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson
1914
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
'Returning to the Trenches' is a 1914 by Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows soldiers marching in a tight line, their faces blurred and bodies angled sharply. Spears or rifles stick up at odd angles, making the scene look tense and uneven. The paper is filled with quick, jagged lines that create shadows and movement. The drawing feels rushed, like it was made fast to capture the moment. The artist used lots of overlapping lines to build up dark shapes—this is called cross-hatching. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to create depth.
The charcoal drawing on buff paper depicts soldiers marching in an abstract style.
Read the full account in the museum source.
British artist Christopher Nevinson painted scenes of World War I with direct, unflinching lines.
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