Sniper at Chateau Thierry
A soldier in a steel helmet and olive uniform lies prone on rubble-strewn cobblestones, aiming a rifle past a crumbling stone wall where a figure's head peers over the top. Drawn in charcoal with gouache washes on paper, the muted greens, ochres and rust tones give a restrained, documentary feel.
- Artist
- Aylward
- Date
- ca 1918
- Medium
- charcoal (possibly pastel) (overall production method/technique) gouache (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material) matt
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
- Size
- 3668 × 4000 px
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: Francotirador en Chateau-Thierry
Un soldado con casco de acero y uniforme verde oliva yace boca abajo sobre adoquines cubiertos de escombros, apuntando su rifle junto a un muro de piedra derruido, tras el cual asoma la cabeza de otra figura. Dibujado con carboncillo y toques de gouache sobre papel, los verdes apagados, ocres y tonos óxido dan un aire sobrio y documental.
Português: Franco-atirador em Chateau-Thierry
Um soldado de capacete de aço e uniforme verde-oliva está deitado de bruços sobre paralelepípedos cobertos de entulho, mirando o rifle junto a um muro de pedra em ruínas, por cima do qual surge a cabeça de outra figura. Desenhado em carvão com toques de guache sobre papel, os verdes apagados, ocres e tons ferrugem conferem um ar sóbrio e documental.