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Charcoal and pastel battlefield at dusk: fallen soldiers in tall grass, a ruined village and a pale moon on the horizon.

The Harvest Moon

A charcoal, pastel and watercolor drawing of a war-torn field at dusk. Beneath a pale harvest moon, soldiers' bodies lie in tall grass beside churned earth, while a row of shattered village houses rises in the distance.

Artist
Dunn
Date
ca 1918
Medium
charcoal (overall production method/technique) watercolor (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material) pastel (overall pro
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 2895 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1923).
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: La luna de la cosecha

Dibujo en carboncillo, pastel y acuarela de un campo de guerra al atardecer. Bajo una luna pálida, cuerpos de soldados yacen entre la hierba alta junto a tierra removida, mientras al fondo se alza una hilera de casas destruidas de un pueblo.

Português: A Lua da Colheita

Desenho em carvão, pastel e aquarela de um campo de guerra ao entardecer. Sob uma lua pálida, corpos de soldados jazem na grama alta ao lado de terra revirada, enquanto ao fundo se erguem casas destruídas de uma aldeia.

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