Evening, after a push
image: the original line, which the advancing army leaves behind in its forward movement, remains desolate and encumbered
with the debris of battle. A dead german soldier lies at the foot of a smashed tree trunk while british soldiers holding rifles stride
past across ground that has been taken in the `push'. The figures are silhouetted against the evening sky, while the beam of a
searchlight above their heads adds to the sense of dynamic, purposeful movement. Barrage balloons and clouds hover in the sky, giving a
contrasting feeling of beauty and stillness. Date: 1919 (First World War).
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