The Raid, 1918 oil painting of a misty battlefield

A misty, muddy field at dawn or dusk, with a pale sun glowing through haze above a rutted track lined with utility poles. In the foreground, several dark, motionless figures lie sprawled among the mud and scrub, one wearing a helmet. Rendered in loose, grey oil brushwork on canvas.

Artist

Dunn

Date

1918

Medium

oil (overall production method/technique) canvas (overall material)

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)

Size

2620 × 1717 px

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