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Charcoal and pastel drawing of a cratered battlefield with broken timber, ruined buildings on the horizon, and a fallen soldier in the foreground grass.

Exploded Boche Dump at Cierges

A wartime drawing in charcoal, crayon and pastel shows a churned, cratered field strewn with splintered timber and debris. Ruined buildings and a damaged cart stand on the horizon, while a fallen soldier lies in the grass at lower center.

Artist
Harding
Date
1918
Medium
charcoal (overall production method/technique) crayon (overall production method/technique) pastel (overall production method/technique) pap
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 2890 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1918).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Español: Depósito alemán explotado en Cierges, 1918

Un dibujo de guerra realizado con carboncillo, crayón y pastel muestra un campo removido y lleno de cráteres, cubierto de madera astillada y escombros. Edificios en ruinas y una carreta dañada aparecen en el horizonte, y un soldado caído yace en la hierba en el centro inferior.

Português: Depósito alemão explodido em Cierges, 1918

Um desenho de guerra feito com carvão, lápis de cera e pastel mostra um campo revolvido e cheio de crateras, coberto de madeira estilhaçada e destroços. Edifícios em ruínas e uma carroça danificada aparecem no horizonte, e um soldado caído jaz na grama no centro inferior.